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Online Course Platform Reviews Find out which are the best platforms providing free or low-cost education online based on the quality of their courses, assessment, accreditation, user experience and more. MoocLab's Reviews serve as a guide to help prospective students make informed comparisons of Online Course Providers. Directories for Online Courses MOOC Platforms Free Online Course Providers Low-cost Online Course Providers Open Courseware platforms Crowdsourced education platforms...

MicroMasters, XSeries & Professional Certificates With 3 different MOOC-based credentials currently being offered by edX, potential students may find themselves scratching their heads in confusion. EdX was the first MOOC provider to offer multiple-course certificate programs known as XSeries which are designed for more in-depth learning than the single course options. Two years later, edX launched the MicroMasters™ credential - "a series of graduate level courses from top universities...

UK MOOC platform, FutureLearn, announced today that the SEEK Group (ASX: SEK) will invest £50m to become a joint, 50% owner of the social learning platform, alongside The Open University. The deal is thought to be the largest ever private-sector EdTech investment in Europe. FutureLearn was launched in 2012 by The Open University and partners with over a quarter of the world’s top universities and organisations to offer MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) as well as MOOC-based postgraduate...

In under a week, two of the world's leading MOOC platforms have announced securing large investments which will go towards their global expansion. UK MOOC platform, FutureLearn announced today receiving a £50m investment, and the US platform Coursera announced last week it had secured $103 million in a Series E round. In both cases, the financing was led by Australia-based SEEK Group, which invests in and scales online employment and education businesses. With the new capital, Coursera is...

2018 has seen the introduction of more accredited MOOC-based Degrees and Micro Credentials, financial growth and restructuring plans, changes to pricing models, and two new e-learning platforms. Read on to find out more ... MOOC-Based Degrees Probably, the most noticeable event of 2018 has been the surge in MOOC-based degree programs, with an overall percentage increase of over 200% in available online degrees compared to 2017. UK MOOC platform FutureLearn is in the lead with 25 degree...