The business known as edX and the www.edX.org website are no longer governed by Harvard or MIT. Instead, the business known as edX and the www.edX.org website are now part of a for-profit organization that is owned and operated by 2U, Inc., a publicly-traded, global education company.
Read moreIs edX being sold?
Months after Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology stunned the education-technology world by announcing they would sell the nonprofit online platform they created to a technology giant, the merger of the two entities, 2U and edX, became final today.17 Kas 2021
Read moreIs HarvardX connected to Harvard?
Launched in parallel with edX (a non-profit learning platform founded by Harvard and MIT), HarvardX independently represents Harvard’s academic diversity , showcasing the University’s highest quality offerings to serious learners everywhere.
Read moreIs a Harvard certificate from edX worth it?
edX certificates are absolutely worth it . Although most courses on edX can be taken for free, earning a certificate is a good way to show employers and educational institutions that you’re serious about your career or your education.
Read moreIs MIT leaving edX?
MIT digital learning dean quits as edX sale backlash grows .
Read moreIs edX owned by MIT?
MIT and Harvard University have announced a major transition for edX, the nonprofit organization they launched in 2012 to provide an open online platform for university courses: edX’s assets are to be acquired by the publicly-traded education technology company 2U , and reorganized as a public benefit company under the …29 Haz 2021
Read moreWhy did Harvard sell edX?
edX had fallen behind rivals like Coursera, a similar platform founded by Stanford University professors, in fundraising and reach, though it still boasts 35 million users and more than 3,000 courses. Leaders of edX cited the pandemic as a factor that led to the sale.29 Haz 2021
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