Edsurge

DECEMBER 29, 2016

The spotlight on these companies have since dimmed, yet they continue to expand their footprint. By registration count, Coursera is still by far the largest MOOC provider in the world with over 23 million learners. Unlike previous years, no major venture funding rounds went to MOOC companies in 2016. And it seems to be working.

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MOOC Coursera Course Company 97

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

. “Nothing has more potential to enable us to reimagine higher education than the massive open online course, or MOOC, platforms that are being developed by the likes of Stanford and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and companies like Coursera and Udacity.” ” – Thomas Friedman, 2013.

Technology 0

Technology Education Robotics System 0

Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

” Via Politico : “A complex legal battle involving dozens of debt collection companies fighting over contracts with the Education Department has essentially suspended the government’s ability to collect defaulted student loans , the Trump administration disclosed in a court filing on Monday night.”

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Kaplan Education Blackboard MOOC 46

Hack Education

JULY 8, 2016

” The charges include receiving money from the ed-tech company Edgenuity. “ ‘Top universities to offer full degrees online in five years’ ” says the BBC, citing a prediction made by Coursera ’s Daphne Koller. Via Fortune : “ Android Co-Founder To Lead Google ’s New Education Project.”

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Education Report Company Coursera 49

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last. Sometimes they strike a deal.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

OCTOBER 26, 2018

“ Coursera ’s 2018 Revenue Estimated to be $140 million,” Class Central estimates. Doesn’t look like the company has anyone to take his place yet. It’s a rot at the very core of the company’s leadership team. Indiana University has joined edX. ” HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

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Education Khan Academy Company MOOC 60