Not just courses — podcasts & webinars too, with free certificates & continuing medical education credit.

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

In October, Class Central wrote about CreativeLive shutting down on December 31, 2025. That article led to a series of events that actually saved the platform. Just two weeks before the deadline, on December 15, CourseHorse, an online marketplace of live classes, workshops, and experiences, acquired it for an undisclosed amount. The website is no longer closing at the end of the year. In 2021, Fiverr acquired it for $11 million. Four years later, in May 2025, the platform stopped accepting new

Analyzing edX’s latest tax returns offers valuable insights and context for its acquisition motivations.