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Sunday, June 16, 2019
What’s Next for Coursera and FutureLearn? Insights Revealed at the EMOOCS Conference - John G. Paul, IBL News
During the same session at the University of Naples Federico II, Anant Agarwal, CEO at edX, and Simon Nelson, CEO at FutureLearn, stressed the impact of in-demand MOOCs on up-skilling and re-skilling employees as well as setting up lifelong learning habits. Simon Nelson, whose company received a recent investment of $64 million, announced that FutureLearn will invest money in creating high-quality content. So far the three big MOOC providers have not invested in content, relying instead on universities’ and industry partners’ offerings.
https://iblnews.org/2019/05/28/whats-next-for-coursera-and-futurelearn-insights-revealed-in-the-emoocs-conference-in-italy/