{"id":75950,"date":"2021-07-01T12:53:07","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T16:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=75950"},"modified":"2021-07-02T09:17:11","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T13:17:11","slug":"2u-inc-and-edx-to-join-together-in-industry-redefining-combination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2021\/07\/01\/2u-inc-and-edx-to-join-together-in-industry-redefining-combination\/","title":{"rendered":"2U, Inc. and edX to Join Together in Industry-Redefining Combination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transformingdigitaleducation.com\/press-release\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>2U, Inc. and edX to Join Together in Industry-Redefining Combination<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from transformingdigitaleducation.com<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i>2U to acquire substantially all edX assets, including edX brand, website, and marketplace<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Together, 2U and edX will reach over 50 million learners, serve more than 230 partners, and offer over 3,500 digital programs on the world\u2019s most comprehensive free-to-degree online education marketplace<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Proceeds of the transaction will go to a nonprofit led by Harvard and MIT <\/i><i>focused on transforming educational outcomes, tackling learning inequities<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Other items related to this:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eliterate.us\/is-the-edx-acquisition-a-big-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Is the edX Acquisition a Big Deal?<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from eliterate.us by Michael Feldstein<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highereddive.com\/news\/2u-to-acquire-edx-for-800m\/602599\/\"><strong>2U to acquire edX for $800M<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from highereddive.com by Natalie Schwartz<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edsurge.com\/news\/2021-06-29-2u-buys-edx-for-800m-in-surprise-end-to-nonprofit-mooc-provider-started-by-mit-and-harvard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>2U Buys edX for $800M, In Surprise End to Nonprofit MOOC Provider Started by MIT and Harvard<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from edsurge.com by Jeffrey R. 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