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Udacity Increases Prices for Nanodegrees

Udacity Increases Prices for Nanodegrees

Disclosure: To support our site, Class Central may be compensated by some course providers. November 20, 2018 1 minute read Comments Udacity is known to constantly tweak its model for Nanodegrees. Earlier this year Class Central wrote about how Udacity is switching to term-based scheduling. Last year we reported on Udacity shutting down its job…
Udacity Restructuring Leads to Massive Layoffs

Udacity Restructuring Leads to Massive Layoffs

Disclosure: To support our site, Class Central may be compensated by some course providers. November 29, 2018 1 minute read Comments In my review of Udacity’s 2017, I noted that the company went truly global and was launching a number of region-specific initiatives. However, based on recent events, it seems as if Udacity is scaling…
FutureLearn’s Unlimited: One Price for the Entire Catalog

FutureLearn’s Unlimited: One Price for the Entire Catalog

FutureLearn, the UK-based MOOC provider, just launched a new plan that lets learners pay a single price to access most of FutureLearn’s catalog. Unlimited costs $269 and gives users access to the catalog for a single year and does not automatically roll over. For now Unlimited is available for a discounted rate of $199 (until May 11, 2019).…
Coursera and FutureLearn Raise Big Rounds from the Same Investor

Coursera and FutureLearn Raise Big Rounds from the Same Investor

Last week, Coursera announced their Series E round of $103M, led by Australia’s SEEK group. And this week FutureLearn announced that they raised £50M ($65M) from the same investor. In the case of FutureLearn, SEEK was the sole investor and took a 50% stake in the company. SEEK group is Australia’s number 1 job matching…