Educational Technology

January 20, 2017

Once thought to be a fad, MOOCs showed staying power in 2016

Filed under: Educational Technology — admin @ 12:40 am

by Jarrett Carter, Education Dive

EdSurge profiles the growth of massive online open courses in 2016, which attracted more than 58 million students in over 700 colleges and universities last year. The top three MOOC providers — Coursera, Udacity and EdX — collectively grossed more than $100 million last year, as much of the content provided on these platforms shifted from free to paywall guarded materials. Many MOOCs have moved to offering credentialing programs or nanodegree offerings to increase their value in industrial marketplaces.

http://www.educationdive.com/news/once-thought-to-be-a-fad-moocs-showed-staying-power-in-2016/433204/

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