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| commercial = Yes| type = Online education| industry = E-learning| registration = Required2U (company)>2U| language = Multilingual (14) ACCESS-DATE=2020-09-21 ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20200924223153/HTTP://WWW.EDX.ORG/ASSETS/2020-IMPACT-REPORT-EN.PDF, live, ACCESS-DATE=2014-03-04ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20180516223654/HTTPS://WWW.EDX.ORG/EDX-TERMS-SERVICE, live, | author = Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University| editor =edX is a US for-profit online education platform owned by 2U since 2021. The platform's main focus is to manage a variety of offerings, including elite brand bootcamps.WEB, Hill, Phil, What a New Strategy at 2U Means for the Future of Online Higher Education,weblink www.edsurge.com, EdSurge, 3 October 2023,

History

{{external media | width = 210px | float = right edX was founded in May 2012 by the administrations of MIT and HarvardNEWS,weblink MIT and Harvard announce edX, May 2, 2012archive-url =weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20121107003542weblink">weblinkGerry Sussman, Anant Agarwal, Chris Terman, and Piotr Mitros taught the first edX course on Electronic circuit>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.HTTP://WWW.THECRIMSON.COM/ARTICLE/2013/6/20/EDX-MILLION-STUDENTS-BENCHMARK/>TITLE = EDX ENROLLMENT REACHES SEVEN DIGITSFIRST = MADELINE R.WORK = THE HARVARD CRIMSONARCHIVE-DATE = JULY 26, 2014URL-STATUS = LIVE, edx.org released as open source, creating Open edX.In September 2014 edX announced a high school initiative.NEWS,weblink Online education company edX offering free high school courses, Rocheleau, Matt, September 10, 2014, The Boston Globe, September 10, 2014, October 21, 2018,weblink live, The following month, edX announced Professional Education courses,NEWS,weblink Corporate Training Gets an Online Refresh, Korn, Melissa, October 1, 2014, The Washington Post, October 22, 2014, December 15, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141215181113weblink">weblink live, and in March 2015 it partnered with Microsoft.WEB, Microsoft and edX Partner to Deliver Real World Skill Learning (EdSurge News), 10 March 2015,weblink 2015-04-27, 2015-03-18,weblink live, In April 2015, edX partnered with Arizona State University to launch the Global Freshman Academy.NEWS,weblink Arizona State University to Offer Freshman Year Online, For Credit, Anderson, Nick, April 22, 2015, The Washington Post, April 22, 2015, April 28, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150428005108weblink">weblink live, In September 2016, edX launched 19 MicroMasters programs.NEWS,weblink Thirteen universities adopt MicroMasters and launch 18 new programs via edX, MIT News, 2017-03-22, 2017-03-23,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170323053549weblink">weblink live, It launched an additional 16 MicroMasters programs the next year.WEB,weblink edX Expands MicroMasters Programs With Data Science, Digital Leadership and More -- Campus Technology, Campus Technology, en, 2017-03-22, 2018-02-12,weblink live, NEWS,weblink EdX Launches Professional Certificate Programs {{!, Inside Higher Ed|access-date=2018-05-15|language=en|archive-date=2018-05-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180515184910weblink|url-status=live}}In January 2018, edX partnered with Microsoft and General Electric to provide subsidized online courses and guaranteed job interviews.WEB,weblink EdX Partners with Microsoft, GE to Provide Subsidized Courses {{!, News {{!}} The Harvard Crimson|website=www.thecrimson.com|language=en|access-date=2018-05-15|archive-date=2018-01-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128212754weblink|url-status=live}} That same month, Tech Mahindra partnered with edX to re-skill workforce on new tech areas.NEWS,weblink TechM partners edX to re-skill workforce on new tech areas - Times of India, The Times of India, 2018-05-15, 2018-05-15,weblink live, Later that year, edX introduced nine 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.NEWS,weblink EdX Launching 9 New Master's Degree Programs, Campus Technology, 2019-06-13, 2019-12-26,weblink live, On January 10, 2020, edX launched two MicroBachelors programs. The programs offer undergraduate level courses which can lead to university credit for degree seeking students.WEB,weblink With 'MicroBachelors' Program, EdX Tries Again to Sell MOOCs For Undergraduate Credit - EdSurge News, 2020-01-08, EdSurge, en, 2020-01-09, 2020-01-09,weblink live,

Subsidiary of 2U (2021-present)

On June 29, 2021, edX and 2U announced they had entered into a definitive agreement to join. 2U would acquire edX's assets for $800M in cash.WEB, Press, edX, 2U, Inc. and edX to Join Together in Industry-Redefining Combination,weblink 2021-07-09, press.edx.org, en, 2021-07-09,weblink live, WEB, Online learning giants 2U and edX will merge,weblink 2021-08-25, www.insidehighered.com, en, On November 16, 2021, 2U completed its acquisition of the edX business and website from the nonprofit organization.WEB, Important changes at edX,weblink edX, 6 February 2022, According to Anant Agarwal, when 2U acquired edX, it “made a legally binding commitment to preserve and advance edX’s founding mission..." Jefferson D. Pooley, a Muhlenberg University professor and Harvard graduate said “The whole sale itself was a betrayal and a fundamentally misguided choice by Harvard and MIT to betray, in my view, the trust that faculty and students put into it when they signed onto the platform.” WEB, Chang, Cara J., Cho, Isabella B., An EdTech Company Bought edX from Harvard and MIT for $800 Million. Its Stock Price Has Plummeted Since.,weblink www.thecrimson.com, Harvard Crimson, 2 October 2023, In November 2023, 2U found itself in financial peril.WEB, Quintana, Chris, Education company 2U and leader Chip Paucek part ways after high profile USC partnership ends,weblink www.usatoday.com, USA Today, 4 December 2023, WEB, Hill, Phil, 2U / edX Facing Additional Existential Changes,weblink onedtech.philhillaa.com, On Ed Tech, 4 December 2023,

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.Studying Learning in the Worldwide Classroom: Research Into edX's First MOOC {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200529082820weblink |date=2020-05-29 }}, June 14, 2013, RPA Journal, by Lori Breslow, David E. Pritchard, Jennifer DeBoer, Glenda S. Stump, Andrew D. Ho, and Daniel T. Seaton.edX offers certificates of successful completion and some courses are credit-eligible. 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 XSeries Certificates for completion of a bundled set of two to seven verified courses in a single subject (cost varies depending on the courses).WEB,weblink Verified Certificate, edX, 2014-08-04, 2014-08-07,weblink live, WEB,weblink XSeries, edX, 2015-05-04, 2015-04-21,weblink live, In some courses the examination is only available to paying students.{{Citation needed|date=April 2021}}More than 150 schools, nonprofit organizations, and corporations offer or plan to offer courses on the edX website.WEB,weblink Schools and Partners, edX, 2014-08-04, 2016-11-14,weblink live, As of July 2020, there were 3,000 courses available for its 33 million registered students.WEB, Media Kit,weblink 2020-08-03, edX, en, 2020-08-01,weblink live,

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.WEB, edX FAQs,weblink edX, August 26, 2012, April 26, 2013,weblink live, Laura Pappano (Nov. 2, 2012), "The Year of the MOOC," {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527151348weblink |date=2020-05-27 }} The New York Times, also in New York Times archive {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923192841weblink |date=2020-09-23 }}.NEWS, Harvard and MIT Put $60-Million Into New Platform for Free Online Courses,weblink May 3, 2012, The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 2, 2012, Nick DeSantis, May 4, 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120504235245weblink">weblink live, NEWS, Harvard and M.I.T. Team Up to Offer Free Online Courses,weblink May 3, 2012, The New York Times, May 2, 2012, Tamar Lewin, May 3, 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120503015325weblink">weblink live, 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.WEB,weblink edX, 2013-11-20, 2013-03-28,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130328145138weblink">weblink live, Research focuses on improving retention, course completion and learning outcomes in traditional campus courses and online.Faculty of Arts and Sciences/Harvard College Fun (Sept/Oct 2013), "On the Leading Edge of Teaching."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.Ellen Junn and Cathy Cheal of San Jose State University report on the universities' efforts to incorporate MIT's Electronics and Circuits course 6.002x Little Hoover Commission Public Hearing Testimony 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.WEB,weblink MOOCs in the Community College: Implications for Innovation in the Classroom - Online Learning Consortium, Inc, onlinelearningconsortium.org, 2014-07-19,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140810014859weblink">weblink 2014-08-10, dead, WEB,weblink SPOCs: Small private online classes may be better than MOOCs., Slate Magazine, 18 September 2013, 2014-07-19, 2014-07-16,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140716194344weblink">weblink live,

Open edX platform{| class"wikitable " align"right"

! VersionsOpen edX Named Releasesweblink {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801001630weblink |date=2019-08-01 }} || Date| 2014-10-28| 2015-02-24| 2015-08-13| 2016-02-11| 2016-08-26| 2017-02-23| 2017-08-14| 2018-08-07| 2019-03-22| 2020-06-09| 2020-12-09| 2021-06-09| 2021-12-20| 2022-06-10| 2022-12-21| 2023-06-13Open 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.WEB,weblink Stanford to collaborate with edX to develop a free, open source online learning platform, Stanford University, 3 April 2013, 2014-06-25, 2014-07-18,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140718144942weblink">weblink live, The source code can be found on GitHub.WEB,weblink EdX, GitHub, 2017-02-09, 2016-11-05,weblink live, WEB,weblink EdX-platform, GitHub, 2017-02-09, 2017-04-29,weblink live, The platform was originally developed by Piotr Mitros in 2011, with maintenance transferred to edX in 2012.The Open edX server-side software is built almost entirely on Django.WEB, Open edX Architecture,weblink edX Inc., 30 April 2017, 19 May 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170519213649weblink">weblink live,

Leadership

edX is led by the 2U CEO Paul S. Lalljie. edX founder and former CEO Anant Agarwal is Chief Platform 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 to form an online education initiative in China, called XuetangX.WEB,weblinkweblink dead, November 20, 2013, Open Source Platform Chosen to Power China's New Online Education Portal, edX, 2013-10-10, 2014-01-01, 120 higher education institutions in France joined under the direction of the French Ministry of Education to offer online courses throughout France,WEB,weblinkweblink dead, November 20, 2013, to Work with French Ministry of Higher Education to Create National Online Learning Portal, edX, 2013-10-03, 2014-01-01, the Queen Rania Foundation for Education and DevelopmentWEB, Home {{!, QRF |url=http://www.qrf.org/en |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=www.qrf.org}} (QRF) created Edraak as the first MOOC portal for the Arab world,WEB,weblinkweblink dead, November 20, 2013, Queen Rania Foundation Partners with edX to Create First MOOC Portal for the Arab World, edX, 2013-11-08, 2014-01-01, the International Monetary Fund is using the edX platform to pilot online training courses in economics and finance,WEB,weblink IMF and edX Join Forces to Pilot Online Economics and Financial Courses, edX, 2013-06-19, 2014-01-01, 2013-09-20,weblink dead, and Tenaris corporation is using the platform to expand its corporate training and education for its employees.WEB, 4-traders,weblink Tenaris S.A. : Tenaris to Adopt edX Platform for Corporate Training, 4-Traders, 2013-11-12, 2014-01-01, 2013-12-03,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131203002052weblink">weblink live, As of March 2021, edX has more than 150 partners, including universities, for-profit organizations and NGOs.WEB,weblink Schools & Partners, 2021, edX, 2021-03-29, 2021-03-23,weblink live,

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