Online Learning Platform, edX, Goes International With The Addition Of Six New Schools - Rip Empson, Tech Crunch

When it comes to online education and massive open online courses (a.k.a. “MOOCs”), Udacity and Coursera have stolen most of the attention. But they aren’t the only two choices for voracious distance learners out there; in fact, the number of options has grown considerably. Last May, Harvard and MIT teamed up to launch edX — their own, high-profile response to Coursera, Udacity and the MOOC-y wave sweeping higher education. Backed by $60 million, the non-profit partnership made courses from both schools available to the public for free via a learning experience designed specifically for interactive study on the Web. http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/20/online-learning-platform-edx-goes-international-with-the-addition-of-six-new-schools/