Edsurge
MAY 30, 2019
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) transfixed higher education in the early 2010s, so much so that The New York Times dubbed 2012 "The Year of the MOOC." At the time, many thought MOOCs might become a replacement for both classroom instruction and ingrained models of learning. It’s easy to see why.
Edsurge
APRIL 29, 2019
Most investors shy away from bets on companies that provide similar services for an obvious reason: Don’t have one portfolio company that can cannibalize another. But SEEK Group , an Australian operator of online educational and employment services, has doubled down on massive open online courses. audiences).
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Edsurge
OCTOBER 15, 2020
But today, the company announced that it will continue to offer a limited version for free. That’s because it might make the idea of adopting MOOC content acceptable to professors “skeptical about the integrity of online education,” he adds. I’d like to use some stuff that was created by other institutions.
Edsurge
JANUARY 8, 2020
The nonprofit MOOC platform edX, originally started by MIT and Harvard University at a time when pundits predicted large-scale online courses could replace college for some people, is trying yet another new approach, launching the first of what it calls a “MicroBachelors” program.
Edsurge
APRIL 13, 2023
That’s a private company that helps colleges start online degree or certificate programs, usually in exchange for a cut of tuition revenue. Some critics saw the sale to a for-profit company as a breach of trust. In fact, a New York Times piece declared 2012 “ the year of the MOOC.”
Edsurge
FEBRUARY 26, 2019
A lot has changed since 2012 or, the year the New York Times dubbed the "Year of the MOOC." Today, many MOOC providers now charge a fee. And popular providers like Coursera and edX are increasingly partnering with colleges and universities to offer MOOC-based degrees online. But the big change in 2018 was MOOC-based degrees.
Edsurge
OCTOBER 13, 2017
Providing courses to companies, and adults not enrolled in a full-time degree program, has long been a way for universities to extend their reach (and pockets) beyond the physical lecture hall. Now, as MOOCs have evolved to court professional audiences , so too have MIT’s efforts to harness companies and organizations.
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