ClassCentral.com issued a list of the 100 most popular free online university courses of 2019. These MOOCs have been developed by 68 universities. More...
MOOCs on the Rise in China
China’s government has gotten into the MOOC game, setting annual targets for how many high-quality massive open online courses should be produced each year. More...
British Council relaunches int’l student MOOC
By Kerrie Kennedy. The British Council has relaunched a massive open online course this week in a bid to help international students prepare to study at a university in the UK. Nearly 8,000 learners from 174 countries participated in the MOOC’s first run in September 2018. More...
An EdX Bachelor’s Degree?
By Lindsay McKenzie. With the launch of MicroBachelors, MOOC platform edX lays the groundwork for a fully online undergraduate degree taught by multiple universities. More...
US unis dominate in world’s first MOOC rankings
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10 Most Popular MOOCs Starting in January 2020
Here are the ten most popular new MOOCs starting in December, based on Class Central learners’ activity. More...
XuetangX Raises Series B Funding, Moves Away From Open edX Platform
In fact, MOOCs in China aren’t limited to XuetangX and are as big as they are in the rest of the world combined. I recently compiled a list of Chinese-language MOOC providers and also explained how each year, China’s Ministry of Education reviews and recognizes the country’s best MOOCs. More...
FutureLearn’s 2019: Year in Review
In 2019, FutureLearn received £50M ($65M) in funding and launched Unlimited, an annual subscription for its entire catalog.
The total number of learners on FutureLearn’s platform grew to over 10 million, up from 8.7 million in 2018. More...