EDX INTRODUCTION edX is an American massive open online course provider created by Harvard and MIT. It hosts online university-level courses in a wide range of disciplines to a worldwide student body, including some courses at no charge. It also conducts research into learning based on how people use its platform. Founded: May 2012 Users: 24 million (Sep 2020) Parent: 2U CEO: Anant Agarwal (24 Mar 2014–) Available in: Multilingual (14) Content license: Copyright of edX Founders: Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology In May 2012, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) founded edX, a new non-profit joint venture that would provide a platform for massive open online courses (MOOCs).…

The description of edX App edX brings online courses from the world’s best universities and industryleading companies to your mobile device, making it easy for you to learn something new and build job-relevant skills in today’s fastest growing fields. Learn anytime, anywhere 1

With edX’s free app, you have the freedom to learn on your own schedule: - Stream online classes in data science, blockchain, Python, and more to learn on the go. - Download online courses to watch anytime. - Test your knowledge with quizzes and exams as you advance through each course. - View course announcements and handouts. - Use the advanced search to find courses in any subject, from programming to philosophy to history and more. Explore online courses from 30+ subjects, including: - Computer science – Learn programming in Python, C++, Java, R, and more. Delve into in-demand topics like artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, cloud computing, and cybersecurity. - Business & Management - Build your knowledge in accounting, marketing, finance, economics, information technology, entrepreneurship, and more. - Mathematics - Master your skills in calculus, statistics, and algebra with math courses from high school to college level. - Science & Engineering: Explore biology, chemistry, robotics, manufacturing, and various engineering fields. - Language: Learn a new language, including Spanish, Mandarin, French, English, and sign language. Choose from thousands of courses in those popular subjects and more, including art, law, politics, and history.

About edX: edX is the education movement for restless learners. Together with our founding partners Harvard and MIT, we’ve brought together over 30 million learners, the majority of top-ranked universities in the world, and industryleading companies onto one online learning platform that supports learners at every stage of their lives. We’re pursuing our vision of a world where every 2

learner can access education to unlock their potential, without the barriers of cost or location.

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Undergraduate-level, for career advancement or a degree path Bachelor's Degrees

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Online degree programs from top universities Boot Camps

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Intensive, hands-on, project-based training Professional Certificates

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From employers or universities to build today's in-demand skills Executive Education

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Short courses to develop leadership skills X Series Series of courses for a deep understanding of a topic.

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Every individual has the potential to create change, whether in their life, their community, or the world. The transformative power of education is what unlocks that potential. Yet, access to high-quality education has been a privilege of the few. Back in 2012, we realized it was a time for a seismic shift in learning. From the tried and true to the leading edge. From “for some” to “for all.” By opening the classroom through online learning, edX empowers millions of learners to unlock their potential and become changemakers .

Our mission There are three commitments we've made to the world. We've been grounded by these since day one: • • •

Increase access to high-quality education for everyone, everywhere Enhance teaching and learning on campus and online Advance teaching and learning through research

Hundreds of Great Courses at Your Fingertips Take courses from the world's best institutions - Harvard, MIT, UC Berkeley, Tsinghua, The Smithsonian and more. You can build new in–demand coding skills, learn about Greek History, explore the universe and even unlock the secrets to happiness all on your mobile device. Learn on Your Schedule. Anytime, Anywhere 4

Learning that fits into your busy schedule. Stream or download videos to watch at your convenience. Catch up on the week's lessons during your commute. Or, save videos to watch offline when you don't have Internet access.

The Open edX platform provides a massively scalable learning software technology It is also the learning platform of choice for global organizations such as Microsoft and IBM. The Open edX project is run by The Center for Reimagining Learning (TCRIL), a non profit organization (the “NP”) that was formerly known as edX Inc. The NP is led by Harvard and MIT and will focus on inclusive learning and education. The NP will collaborate with educational institutions, governments, and other organizations to develop and evaluate new approaches to learning and pedagogy; invest in new learning models that combine the best of online and inperson; and promote the adoption of best practices across the education continuum. The NP plans to support innovation in lifelong learning and advance next generation learning experience platforms.

Improve learning outcomes with Open edX software Open edX technology provides robust solutions for today’s complex Higher Education needs. Founded by Harvard University and MIT in May 2012 to improve access to high quality education worldwide, Open edX project now 5

offers massively scalable, flexible learning solutions that empower learning from the world’s top universities.

Discussion Forum Community: talk about the community, introduce yourself, announce events, post jobs. Educators: discussion for course authors, instructional designers. Pedagogy, teaching techniques, and more.

Announcements: official Open edX announcements. Development: talk about extending the code. New features, new capabilities. Collaborate on proposals and projects. DevOps: for people running Open edX sites. Best practices and advice.

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Architecture Art & Culture Biology & Life Sciences Business & Management Chemistry Communication Computer Science Data Analysis & Statistics Design Economics & Finance Education & Teacher Training 6

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Electronics Energy & Earth Sciences Engineering Environmental Studies Ethics Food & Nutrition Health & Safety History Humanities Language Law Literature Math Medicine Music Philanthropy Philosophy & Ethics Physics Science Social Sciences

Enabling transformation Your edX learning experience is grounded in cutting edge cognitive science. With more than two dozen distinct learning features to help you achieve your goals, our approach follows three key principles:

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Experience Learn new knowledge and skills in a variety of ways, from engaging video lectures and dynamic graphics to data visualizations and interactive elements. Practice Demonstrating your knowledge is a critical part of learning. edX courses and programs provide a space to practice with quizzes, open response assessments, virtual environments, and more. Apply Learning on edX transforms how you think and what you can do, and translates directly into the real world—immediately apply your new capabilities in the context of your job.

History edX was founded in May 2012 by scientists from MIT and Harvard. Gerry Sussman, Anant Agarwal, Chris Terman, and Piotr Mitros taught the first edX course on circuits and electronics from MIT, drawing 155,000 students from 162 countries. In 2013 they partnered with Stanford and in June 2013 they reached 1 million students. edx.org released as open source, creating Open edX. In September 2014 edX announced a high school initiative. In October 2014 edX announced Professional Education courses, and in March 2015 it partnered with Microsoft. In April 2015, edX partnered with Arizona State University to launch the Global Freshman Academy. In September 2016, edX launched 19 Micro Masters programs. In February 2017, edX launched an additional 16 Micro Masters programs. In January 2018, edX partnered with Microsoft and General Electric to provide subsidized online courses and guaranteed job interviews. On January 9, 2018, Tech Mahindra partnered with edX to re-skill workforce on new tech areas. On October 10, 2018 edX introduced 9 Master's degrees on the platform. The degree programs can be completed fully online and are offered by universities such as Georgia Institute of Technology and University of California San Diego.

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On January 10, 2020 edX launched two Micro Bachelors programs. The programs offer undergraduate level courses which can lead to university credit for degree seeking students. On June 29, 2021 edX and 2U announced they had entered into a definitive agreement to join together. 2U would acquire edX’s assets for $800M in cash. On November 16, 2021 2U completed its previously announced acquisition of edX. Functionality edX courses consist of weekly learning sequences. Each learning sequence is composed of short videos interspersed with interactive learning exercises, where students can immediately practice the concepts from the videos. The courses often include tutorial videos that are similar to small on-campus discussion groups, an online textbook, and an online discussion forum where students can post and review questions and comments to each other and teaching assistants. Where applicable, online laboratories are incorporated into the course. For example, in edX's first MOOC — a circuits and electronics course — students built virtual circuits in an online lab. edX offers certificates of successful completion and some courses are crediteligible. Whether or not a college or university offers credit for an online course is within the sole discretion of the school. edX offers a variety of ways to take courses, including verified courses where students have the option to audit the course (no cost) or to work toward an edX Verified Certificate (fees vary by course). edX also offers X-Series Certificates for completion of a bundled set of two to seven verified courses in a single subject (cost varies depending on the courses). In some courses the examination is only available to paying students. More than 150 schools, non profit organizations, and corporations offer or plan to offer courses on the edX website. As of July 2020, there were 3,000 courses available for its 33 million registered students.

Research In addition to educational offerings, edX is used for research into learning and distance education by collecting learners' clicks and analyzing the data, as well as collecting demographics from each registrant. A team of researchers at Harvard and MIT, led by David Pritchard and Lori Breslow, released their initial findings in 2013. EdX member schools and organizations also conduct their own research using data collected from their courses. Research focuses on 9

improving retention, course completion and learning outcomes in traditional campus courses and online. edX has engaged in a number of partnerships with educational institutions in the United States, China, Mongolia, Japan, and more to use edX courses in "blended classrooms." In blended learning models, traditional classes include an online interactive component. San Jose State University (SJSU) partnered with edX to offer 6.00xL Introduction to Computer Science and Programming, as a blended course at SJSU and released an initial report on the project in February 2013. Initial results showed a decrease in failure rates from previous semesters. The percentage of students required to retake the course dropped from 41% under the traditional format to 9% for those taking the edX blended course. In Spring 2013, Bunker Hill Community College and Massachusetts Bay Community College implemented a SPOC, or small private online course. The colleges incorporated an MIT-developed Python programming course on edX into their campus-based courses, and reported positive results.

Open edX Platform Open edX platform is the open-source platform software developed by edX and made freely available to other institutions of higher learning that want to make similar offerings. On June 1, 2013, edX open sourced its entire platform. The source code can be found on GitHub. The platform was originally developed by Piotr Mitros, as a research project at MIT, with maintenance transferred to edX in 2012. The Open edX server-side software is almost entirely based on "Python, with Django as the web application framework."

Leadership edX is led by 2U CEO, Christopher “Chip” J. Paucek. edX Founder and former CEO Anant Agarwal currently serves as Chief Open Education Officer. Participating institutions In late 2013, several countries and private entities announced their adoption of the edX open source platform to launch new initiatives. Ten Chinese universities joined together to form an online education initiative in China, called Xue tang X. 120 higher education institutions in France joined under the direction of the French Ministry of Education to offer online courses throughout France, the Queen Rania Foundation for Education and Development (QRF) created Edraak as the first MOOC portal for the Arab world, the International Monetary Fund is using the edX platform to pilot online training courses in economics and finance, and Tenaris corporation is using the platform to expand its corporate training and education for its employees. 10

As of March 2021, edX has more than 150 partners, including universities, forprofit organizations and NGOs.

Easily and confidently scale from supporting small learning to thousands of simultaneous learners. Empower learners and instructors •

Interactive forums and discussion boards • Advanced learner and Instructor dashboards • Live video conferencing Cross-device / cross-platform •

Works on any device • Seamlessly integrates with third party tools and extensions such as Salesforce Extensible and inclusive •

Customizable and easy to use • Create your own learning platform in minutes • Use on-premise or in the cloud • Single tenant or multi-tenant Rich authoring experience • Interactive content with adaptive video streaming • Multimedia, animation, and simulation • AR, VR, and more Intelligent analytics • Dashboards with near real-time data analysis • Insights for course teams • Extensive data collection for learning researchers & instructors

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Multimedia learning Design engaging, interactive learning content on any topic by harnessing the latest in High Definition (HD) video, animation, simulation, and Augmented Reality (AR)/Virtual Reality (VR) learning technology. Adaptive learning Create personalized learning experiences with tools that adapt to the needs of your learners in real time. Use the rich capabilities offered by the Open edX platform and our technology partners to design and deliver recommendation systems, course content, and assessment variability. Team-based learning Encourage team-based learning by offering your employees, students, and extended workforce a diverse set of collaboration tools like discussion forums, group chats, video conferencing, and file sharing. Project-based learning Empower your learners to complete individual and team-based projects through the platform’s rich 3rd party tools. Incorporate cutting-edge learning programs including online micro-degrees and full degree programs.

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Find Professional Education Courses edX professional education courses are designed to provide working professionals the ability to advance their skill-sets and careers and enhance their resumes without disrupting their busy schedules. Typically running for a few weeks, courses are geared to specific industries or skill sets, with an emphasis on learnings and hands-on scenarios from the field. Focusing on innovation and emerging fields, edX Professional Education courses will prepare you for the 21st-century workplace. All Professional Education courses are fee-based, with specific costs varying by course. Many courses offer students Continuing Education Units (CEUs) or professional education credit, and all courses offer students a personalized Professional Certificate of Achievement. Move your career forward and earn recognition from leading academic and industry experts.

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Increased marketability in job market. Add new skills and certificates to your resume to increase your attractiveness to future employers. On your schedule. Dates are available throughout the year to make sure you have multiple options and flexibility. No travel necessary. You no longer need to leave your family and friends or take time off work to go to on-site, more expensive seminars and conferences.

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More affordable. Most courses are at a fraction of the cost of their onsite equivalents. Added value. Many of our courses come with Continuing Education Units (CEUs), certifications, tangible products and more all in addition to an institutional branded certificate

"The course instructor is a first class educator, if you are a working professional, you can expect a rigorous training program delivered with a rare and infectious passion." - UBCx Silicon Photonics Design Student

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