WBUR

Cambridge-Based Online Learning Platform edX To Be Acquired By 2U

The online learning platform known as 2U announced Tuesday that it will be acquiring edX, a nonprofit platform run by Harvard and MIT, for $800 million. Officials with edX say the group sought the ...
EdSurge

2U Buys edX for $800M, In Surprise End to Nonprofit MOOC Provider Started by MIT and Harvard

When MIT and Harvard University started edX nearly a decade ago, it was touted as a nonprofit alternative to for-profit online course providers. Today, the universities announced that they are selling ...
Inside Higher Ed

Some Ideas for the New Nonprofit Funded by the Sale of edX

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. In the MIT FAQ on the $800 million sale of edX assets to 2U, question No. 15 asks, what is the ...
The Harvard Crimson

An EdTech Company Bought edX from Harvard and MIT for $800 Million. Its Stock Price Has Plummeted Since.

When Harvard and MIT last year sold edX, the online course provider they jointly launched in 2012, the University’s top administrators said the change of hands would ensure the sustainability of the ...