Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Remember the MOOCs? After Near-Death, They’re Booming - Steve Lohr, NY Times

Coursera... added 10 million new users from mid-March to mid-May, seven times the pace of new sign-ups in the previous year. Enrollments at edX and Udacity, two smaller education sites, have jumped by similar multiples.  “Crises lead to accelerations, and this is best chance ever for online learning,” said Sebastian Thrun, a co-founder and chairman of Udacity.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/26/technology/moocs-online-learning.html