EdX’s 2019: Year in Review
In 2019, edX got a new co-CEO, gained more learners than in 2018, and a couple of the platform’s instructors won a Nobel prize. The total number of learners on edX grew to 24 million, up from 18 million last year. Before that, edX was gaining 4 million learners a year. As usual, edX launched…
Purdue University Announces Master’s in Electrical and Computer Engineering on edX
Purdue University became the 7th edX partner to launch a MOOC-based Master’s degree with the company. The Master’s in Electrical and Computer Engineering costs $22.5k and consists of 30 credits ($750/credit). It can take anywhere from 1 – 4 years to finish. This degree competes head-on with a similar degree from the University of Colorado,…
EdX Puts Up A Paywall for Graded Assignments
Disclosure: To support our site, Class Central may be compensated by some course providers. December 17, 2018 3 minute read Comments It finally happened. Early this year, edX removed the word free from their homepage and announced that they would soon start testing a support fee. (Class Central cataloged a few of the tests here.)…
Boston University Announces Online MBA on edX
Earlier this week, Boston University’s Questrom School of Business announced it will be launching an online MBA on edX. The new program will be the 10th MOOC-based master’s degree offered on edX and will receive its first student cohort in fall 2020. (For a complete list of rigorous online degrees, head to our article 35+…
35+ Legit Master’s Degrees You Can Now Earn Completely Online
Starting several years ago, massive open online course (MOOC) providers began releasing online degree programs, in partnership with universities. This trend started out slowly, but has been gaining momentum. The first MOOC-based degree, the Online Master of Science in Computer Science (OMSCS) from Georgia Tech and Udacity, was announced back in 2013. It took two…
