The pandemic ushered in a “new normal” in online learning, but it culminated in layoffs and stock drops.

Khan Academy has received $365M in donations and saw an important boost during the pandemic.

In January each year, Class Central publishes a list of the most popular online courses released by major course providers in the previous 12 months. The most popular course in the latest list turned out to be Google AI Essentials, launched by Coursera in April, 2024. More than 900,000 learners have enrolled, more than the combined total of all new courses launched on edX, FutureLearn, and Swayam in the same year. What’s even more surprising is that (unlike the vast majority of Coursera course

In 2021, edX was acquired by 2U for $800M, stopped being a nonprofit, and the 2U integration has begun.