online education

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The Rise of Cohort-Based Courses: A Skeptical Look

Maven, Wes Kao, and a two-thousand-dollar Tuesday night Zoom: where cohort-based courses actually earn their price, and where the signal runs thin.

• 6 min read
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MOOCs After the Pandemic: What the Technology Turned Out to Be Good At

The MOOC revolution didn't replace universities. After COVID, the format quietly grew up. Here's what online courses are now genuinely useful for.

• 5 min read