100 Most Popular Courses of 2019; Online Degrees Slowdown; 130 Courses with Free Certificates; Coursera Plus

[Class Central, Never Stop Learning]( [MOOCReport]( January 2020 Edition Is one of your new year’s resolutions to learn more, but you can’t decide which course to take? Here is a list of [2019’s Most Popular Courses]( that I compiled using data from course enrollments and Class Central users. If you want something that provides a free certificate, take a look at [130 FutureLearn courses]( that still offer a certificate for free. Around 100 of these courses offer a free certificate only until the end of this month. Class Central just wrapped up our [end of the year analysis for the MOOC industry](. You can read a final summary on the latest MOOC stats and trends here: [Online Degrees Slowdown](. Or you can see in depth how the top MOOC providers’ 2019 went: - [Coursera’s 2019:Year in Review]( - [edX’s 2019: Year in Review](. - [FutureLearn’s 2019: Year in Review](. - [Udacity’s 2019: Year in Review](. Monthly course reports Be sure to bookmark these links for easy monthly access to these reports. [List of thousands of online courses and MOOCs starting this January.]( [85 universities just launched 500+ online courses. Here's the full list.]( [10 most popular new online courses starting in January.]( Recent articles [2019’s Most Popular Free Online Courses]( In 2019, 450 universities around the world have launched more than 2,500 courses. We made a list of 100 of the most popular ones. [Read]( [Online Degrees Slowdown]( In 2019, the MOOC-degree hype seems to have subsided: only 11 online degrees were announced. [Read]( [Coursera Plus]( Coursera is testing an annual subscription that gives access to most of its catalog. [Read]( [FutureLearn Courses with Free Certificates]( 130 courses that offer a free “digital upgrade”, which includes unlimited access to the course, quizzes, and a Certificate of Achievement upon completion. [Read]( [600+ Courses from India’s Top Universities]( List of courses starting in Jan and Feb 2020 offered on Swayam, India’s official MOOC platform. [Read]( [Udacity’s 2019: Year in Review]( Layoffs, price hikes, and a new CEO: 2019 was an eventful year for Udacity. [Read]( [Edx’s 2019: Year in Review]( In 2019, edX got a new co-CEO, gained more learners than in 2018, and a couple of the platform’s instructors won a Nobel prize. [Read]( [FutureLearn’s 2019: Year in Review]( In 2019, FutureLearn received £50M ($65M) in funding and launched Unlimited, an annual subscription for its entire catalog. [Read]( [Coursera’s 2019: Year in Review]( In 2019, Coursera achieved the coveted unicorn status and as usual, Coursera launched more degrees, courses, and microcredentials. [Read]( [By The Numbers: MOOCs in 2019]( Now in its eighth year, the modern MOOC movement has reached 110 million learners. [Read]( [Learning @ Scale 2020]( The 2020 Learning @ Scale (L@S) conference takes place on May 27 - 29, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia, at Georgia Tech Global Learning Center. [Read]( Sincerely, Dhawal Shah Founder of [Class Central]( About Class Central Through Class Central, you can find courses; review courses you’ve taken (and read other people’s reviews); follow universities, subjects and courses to receive personalized updates; and also plan and track your learning. [Tweet about Class Central]( We hope you found this message to be useful. If you'd rather not receive future MOOC Report e-mails from Class Central, please [unsubscribe here](. [Class Central]( • [Twitter]( • [Facebook]( Class Central, Inc. 922 San Leandro Ave Unit-C Mountain View, CA 94043 [www.classcentral.com](