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A Decade of MOOCs: A Review of Stats and Trends for Large-Scale Online Courses in 2021

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In 2021, two of the biggest MOOC providers had an “exit” event. Ten years ago, more than 300,000 learners were taking the three free Stanford courses that kicked off the modern MOOC movement. I was one of those learners and launched Class Central as a side-project to keep track of these MOOCs. revenue ($14.7

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The Second Year of The MOOC: 2020 Saw a Rush to Large-Scale Online Courses

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This was the year that more people learned what a MOOC is. As millions suddenly found themselves with free time on their hands during the pandemic, many turned to online courses—especially, to free courses known as MOOCs, or Massive Open Online Courses. 2012, the “ Year of the MOOC ” was characterized by media hype.

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Top EdSurge Higher Education Stories of 2021

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The year 2021 pushed us all to learn new lessons in unexpected ways, from deciphering public health statistics about vaccines and masks to refreshing our memory for the Greek alphabet thanks to emerging COVID-19 variants. Below is a countdown of the top 10 articles of 2021 as voted by reader interest. Top 10 Countdown 10. By Jeffrey R.

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Educator Micro-credentials Policy Map Provides an Update of State and District Use of Micro-credentials

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The Delaware Department of Education completed an early literacy micro-credential pilot earlier this summer and will pilot a second set of early literacy micro-credentials during the 2021-2022 school year. In addition, some have begun exploring micro-credentials for stackable degree programs.

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Harvard and MIT Launch Nonprofit to Increase College Access

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The $800 million underpinning the effort derived from a controversial decision by the two universities in 2021 to sell their edX online learning platform to 2U. The founding came at the height of public excitement around free online courses known as MOOCs, which stands for Massive Open Online Courses.

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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. Innovations such as stackable non-degree credentials as an on-ramp and low-cost MOOC-based degrees from top universities are likely to only grow access to post-baccalaureate education.

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Former Pearson, edX Exec Raises $7.5M to Build AI-Powered Digital Courseware

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While at edX Porter created the Open edX project, which has served more than 55 million learners taking massive open online courses, or MOOCs. The company is aiming to double salaried-staff from 20 to 40 in the first quarter of 2021. Esme will announce additional AI features in 2021, Shrier said.

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