Harvard and MIT sold edX for $800m five years ago. How are they spending the money?

Axim operates almost like an early-stage venture capital firm for education, investing in promising ideas and inspiring ...
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 ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

MIT and Harvard Have Sold Higher Education’s Future

L ast week Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology sold their edX platform to a for-profit company for $800 million. Founded by the two institutions nearly a decade ago, edX ...
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 ...
Inside Higher Ed

2U Completes Purchase of edX

Months after Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology stunned the education-technology world by announcing they would sell the nonprofit online platform they created to a ...
Yahoo

62 of the best Harvard University courses you can take online for free

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TL;DR: A wide range of online courses from Harvard University are available to take for free on edX. It's time you got to know edX ...
Inside Higher Ed

Whatever Happened to MIT and Harvard’s Big EdX Profit?

The two institutions debuted Axim Collaborative, a new nonprofit focused on broadening college access. The new venture offers a bold vision with scant details. Almost two years ago, Harvard University ...