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 edX no longer non-profit?
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 moreWas edX bought?
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 moreWho is buying edX?
Lanham, Md. and Cambridge, Mass., November 16, 2021 — 2U, Inc. (Nasdaq: TWOU), a global leader in education technology, today announced it has completed its previously announced acquisition of substantially all assets of edX, a world-leading online learning platform and education marketplace.16 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 .
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