by Alex Wukman, Online Courses
Udacity launched in March 2012 with two online learning classes, initially the company was funded with an investment from Charles River Ventures and $300,000 of Thrun’s personal money. However, in October 2012 venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz led a second round of investment that raised $15 million. Udacity currently offers 15 math and computer science online learning classes that are separated by skill levels, from a beginner level introduction to computer science to an advanced artificial intelligence for robotics class, and more than 750,000 registered students. Each course utilizes video lectures with closed captioning, integrated quizzes, and follow-up homework. Recently Udacity signed an agreement with online translation community Amara who will provide subtitles to 5,500 of the company’s videos.
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