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What kinds of students take courses online?

Early demographic data is out on the number and kinds of students who’ve been enrolling for recent courses online—and how many actually finish.

What kinds of students take courses online?

Early demographic data is out on the number and kinds of students who’ve been enrolling for recent courses online—and how many actually finish.

Smarterer raises $1.75 million and continues to grow rapidly

The Boston-based company announced yesterday that they’ve raised $1.75 million in Series A funding from True Ventures, Google Ventures and a number of angel investors.

Smarterer raises $1.75 million and continues to grow rapidly

The Boston-based company announced yesterday that they’ve raised $1.75 million in Series A funding from True Ventures, Google Ventures and a number of angel investors.

Udacity now includes classes on physics and mathematics!

With the announcement of five new classes, Udacity expands its course offering beyond computer science to cover areas of math and physics.

Udacity now includes classes on physics and mathematics!

With the announcement of five new classes, Udacity expands its course offering beyond computer science to cover areas of math and physics.

The reinvention of Chegg

Dan Rosensweig took the helm of Chegg—the Netflix of textbooks—in early 2010 to find that the company was a money pit. Ever since, he’s been reworking the company for a time when students no longer use printed books.

The reinvention of Chegg

Dan Rosensweig took the helm of Chegg—the Netflix of textbooks—in early 2010 to find that the company was a money pit. Ever since, he’s been reworking the company for a time when students no longer use printed books.

Udacity takes a big step forward in credentialing their online courses

Udacity teams up with Pearson VUE, a worldwide provider of testing services, to offer micro-credentials for their courses.

Udacity takes a big step forward in credentialing their online courses

Udacity teams up with Pearson VUE, a worldwide provider of testing services, to offer micro-credentials for their courses.

Why hasn’t iTunes U seen massive adoption by universities?

Beyond iTunes being a horribly-bloated program that tries to be everything to everyone, that is.

Why hasn’t iTunes U seen massive adoption by universities?

Beyond iTunes being a horribly-bloated program that tries to be everything to everyone, that is.

Dropouts from the University of Pennsylvania get $6 million for Lore

Lore has so far raised more than $6 million in financing and hired nine employees with an average age of 23. Investors include well-known backers such as Silicon Valley’s Peter Thiel.

Dropouts from the University of Pennsylvania get $6 million for Lore

Lore has so far raised more than $6 million in financing and hired nine employees with an average age of 23. Investors include well-known backers such as Silicon Valley’s Peter Thiel.

An interview with Gregg Pollack

Envy Labs CEO, Gregg Pollack, talks to the Florida Technology Journal about their online learning platform, Code School.

An interview with Gregg Pollack

Envy Labs CEO, Gregg Pollack, talks to the Florida Technology Journal about their online learning platform, Code School.

A journey into programming

One man’s quest to see if Udacity, one of the recent cluster of new free, online universities, can make programmers of us all.

A journey into programming

One man’s quest to see if Udacity, one of the recent cluster of new free, online universities, can make programmers of us all.

Interactive exercises make learning fun!

I got to spend some hours with Code School over this last weekend. And I had a blast learning.

Interactive exercises make learning fun!

I got to spend some hours with Code School over this last weekend. And I had a blast learning.

Kevin Rose interviews Ryan Carson on Foundation

In this interview, Ryan Carson provides his perspective on the web community, his businesses and how he sees Treehouse impacting education and the economy.

Kevin Rose interviews Ryan Carson on Foundation

In this interview, Ryan Carson provides his perspective on the web community, his businesses and how he sees Treehouse impacting education and the economy.

Udemy’s top instructors earned $1.6 million in the last year

Udemy user base grows 700% in 12 months; top ten earning instructors generated over $1.6 million in course sales over the past year.

Udemy’s top instructors earned $1.6 million in the last year

Udemy user base grows 700% in 12 months; top ten earning instructors generated over $1.6 million in course sales over the past year.

Free weekend on Code School!

In an effort to promote learning new technologies and building cloud-based applications, CloudSpokes is sponsoring a full weekend where you can play all of the Code School courses completely free!

Free weekend on Code School!

In an effort to promote learning new technologies and building cloud-based applications, CloudSpokes is sponsoring a full weekend where you can play all of the Code School courses completely free!

More than just tech: Web courses expanding to other fields

The law school of Washington University plans to offer an entirely online version of their master’s degree. And the The Juilliard School will develop and deliver innovative online music courses and resources for K-12 educators and students.

More than just tech: Web courses expanding to other fields

The law school of Washington University plans to offer an entirely online version of their master’s degree. And the The Juilliard School will develop and deliver innovative online music courses and resources for K-12 educators and students.

Udacity featured on BBC’s Click

BBC Click’s Sumi Das reports on the Udacity project which is causing ripples around the globe for making top class education available to anyone, anywhere and for free.

Udacity featured on BBC’s Click

BBC Click’s Sumi Das reports on the Udacity project which is causing ripples around the globe for making top class education available to anyone, anywhere and for free.

As weird as it looks, Ruby is a useful language to learn

88% of the people who finished a recent Ruby Dev Bootcamp got job offers, with an average salary of $79,000.

As weird as it looks, Ruby is a useful language to learn

88% of the people who finished a recent Ruby Dev Bootcamp got job offers, with an average salary of $79,000.