That’s what The New York Times suggested today, drawing on new research from the University of Pennsylvania. But as the Times also acknowledged, in some ways MOOCs (short for massive open online ...

As professors have discovered, the task of converting a course for MOOC use is not as simple as taking recordings of class lectures and cutting them up into digestible segments. And while there are ...

Online degrees are nothing new. Since the late 1990’s, a steady stream of online degree programs have entered the market, including many reputable options from top-tier schools. But in recent years a ...

The MOOC market (Massive Open Online Courses) has exploded. Not only are there a proliferation of courses, there are now a proliferation of MOOC platform providers and tools. There are more than 2 ...

College presidents to study notion of giving credit for MOOCs courses Antioch University in Los Angeles already offers credit for MOOCs Approval could lead to lower tuition costs for students The ...

"Of all the things to factor in when running an economy, the most troublesome is people." So begins a slick animation on YouTube, produced by the Open University and introducing the University of ...

Pune, June 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Market Size Analysis: “The Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Market was valued at USD 23.2 billion in 2023 and is projected to ...

A few years ago, the most enthusiastic advocates of MOOCs believed that these “massive open online courses” stood poised to overturn the century-old model of higher education. Their interactive ...

Editor's note: This story is one in a series on education issues featured at the 2013 Education Nation summit in New York City on Oct. 6-8. To learn more, please visit EducationNation.com. After ...

In 2021, two of the biggest MOOC providers had an “exit” event. Coursera went public, while edX was acquired by the public company 2U for $800 million and lost its non-profit status. Ten years ago, ...