Sunday, December 01, 2013

Coursera $20 million in new funding

Coursera lands $20 million in new funding, despite online education and MOOC business stumbles - Silicon Valley Business Journal:
"Coursera...has raised $85 million since April 2012 — far outpacing competitors in the MOOC field like Udacity and Udemy, which have raised $20 million and $16 million in venture capital, respectively. Also in the MOOC mix is Harvard and MIT-backed nonprofit course provider edX."

Coursera has positioned itself as a technology provider, publishing classes by well known teachers from well known universities, and  getting support from those universities...


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