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The Still-Evolving Future of University Credentials

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And it was just a few years after the launch of the first MOOCs, putting the online higher ed market newly in the spotlight as it continued its steady growth. Then came the pandemic and even steeper drops that “show no signs of recovery from 2020” as documented by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center and other sources.

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Why I'm Still Bullish About the State of Edtech

Edsurge

NYSE: COUR), Udemy, Inc. Udemy (NASDAQ: UDMY) is down 52.4 MOOCs topped the cycle in 2012. Universities are rapidly adapting to improve their online and sub-degree credential offerings as Sean Gallagher and I documented in Harvard Business Review. Here’s why 2021 was a banner year for U.S. NYSE: PWSC), Duolingo, Inc.

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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

Hack Education

Some of this is what was revealed this year in the release of the Paradise Papers – a trove of documents that show how wealthy individuals (and wealthy corporations and wealthy universities ) keep their money in shell companies and offshore accounts, so as to avoid taxes. Udemy (skills training) – $173 million.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). “ Are MOOCs Forever ?” Via Newsworks : “New court documents reveal that Penn State football coach Joe Paterno knew about allegations of sex abuse against assistant coach Jerry Sandusky in 1976 and did nothing about it.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via the Indianapolis Business Journal : “Legal skirmishes break out over ITT documents, data.” ” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Edsurge : “As In-Person Bootcamps Falter, Codecademy Introduces Paid Online Options.”