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.)…
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, 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).…
Udacity Doubles Prices, Relaunches 1-on-1 Mentorships & Career Coaching
Last week, Sebastian Thrun, CEO of the $1B e-learning startup Udacity, made three important announcements: New Prices: Udacity is revamping its Nanodegree pricing scheme: fixed fees are replaced by a $399 monthly fee — amounting to a significant overall price hike. New Mentors: Udacity is expanding its mentorship model to offer more individualized, end-to-end support…
