Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2017

Coursera is quietly testing elements of a new strategy, with the goal of moving from a platform for courses to a broader career-building service. Two Stanford University professors founded Coursera about five years ago, amid a wave of hype that free online courses could one day replace residential undergraduate colleges.

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Coursera Strategy MOOC Company 60

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Instead, MOOCs should be understood as digital content like podcasts, online magazines, Netflix series or even email campaigns rather than facilitated educational experiences akin to college seminars. Compare how a MOOC is assessed with how we evaluate The New York Times. Isn’t this a sign that the form has failed?

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

However, as more online learning companies raise their Series D funding rounds , and players from Duolingo to Coursera try to figure out sustainable business models, we’ve reached a juncture where we need to think about the issues of equity that come with chasing paying customers.

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Coursera MOOC Education Khan Academy 100

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Trump University promised that the instructors for the real-estate and business seminars were “hand-picked” by Trump. ” “It certainly makes a mockery of what Silicon Valley darlings Coursera and Udacity call courses,” Caulfield argued. Students say they were pressured to give good reviews.

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Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

A must-read on Trump University from Ars Technica : “Trump University and the art of the get-rich seminar.” He was an instructor in one of several high-profile Coursera failures back in 2013. “ Amplify Slims Down and Spins Off Assessment Content Provider, Fluence ,” says Edsurge. ” Hackers, man.

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Education MOOC Company Report 48