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September 22, 2020Why Learning Is The Future Of Work
To explore this topic and how to address this problem, I recently spoke with Shelley Osborne, vice president of learning at Udemy, the company behind an online learning platform offering 130,000-and-counting courses to students all over the world. Osborne is also author of The Upskilling Imperative, a newly released book in which she shares key […]
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September 21, 2020Change the World List: Udemy Rank 34
Not all great teachers have classrooms. That’s the premise behind Udemy, the world’s largest marketplace for online classes. Since its 2009 launch, some 35 million users have enrolled in 130,000 different courses there. In the pandemic, Udemy has served as an affordable bridge to new job skills. Technical drawing and coding are particularly popular classes; […]
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September 14, 2020
Air Force sets new course on digital skills training
The U.S. Air Force wants to upskill its personnel. The plan is to adopt the same digital training platforms that private sector firms use, including Udemy. The Air Force is launching what it calls a “Digital University,” which is now in beta but is on track for full deployment next year. Read the full article […]
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September 10, 2020
Making Time for Learning When No One Has Time
Remember when you could toss out the saying “There are never enough hours in the day” with a smile? Now it’s really no joke. The stark reality of fitting in work around childcare, eldercare and continued uncertainty has left us all feeling scattered and frazzled. A recent survey conducted by Udemy, where I am the […]
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August 28, 2020
The competitive edge virtual learning provides during a downturn
Udemy enrollments shot up 425 percent overall and increased 80 percent in business consumption. Add in the prestigious universities—such as Stanford and Harvard—that are making many of their courses available online, and there’s almost nothing you can’t learn from your home office or couch. Read the full article here.
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August 12, 2020
6 ways leaders can rebuild trust in their organizations
Trust can be a company’s greatest asset and can help build employee motivation, morale, and loyalty. Trust also decreases stress, a huge benefit during these challenging times. Quite simply, trust makes for a better workplace. But, at the moment, people are understandably worried about losing their livelihoods and may be hyperfocused on decoding every company […]
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July 7, 2020
How to train workers for a growth mindset
In today’s constant state of change, we’re all looking for ways to grow, adapt and remain resilient amid uncertainty. So it may not come as a surprise that enrollments in “growth mindset” online courses have surged 206% on Udemy since February. For new grads, Shelley Osborne shares how a growth mindset can serve as both […]
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June 16, 2020
Udemy adds free content for workers impacted by COVID-1
Online learning platform Udemy will add more than 700 of its courses to Talent Exchange, developed by vendor Eightfold.ai, in an effort to improve access to training resources for those impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the companies said in a June 11 statement. Read the full article here.
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June 10, 2020
People can’t get enough of these online classes right now
Many have more free time because they’re not commuting, have suffered a job loss, or have curtailed their social lives, and people are looking for something to do, says Shelley Osborne, vice president of learning atUdemy, an online course provider. “They’re accessing learning because it seems like a productive, positive thing to do with their […]
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May 21, 2020
Coronavirus Lockdowns Spark Boom in Online Learning for Adults, Too
Enrollments for video courses on Udemy Inc., a San Francisco-based learning site, more than quadrupled between February and March as shelter-in-place orders started. The company, which has about 57,000 instructors, said sign-ups surged for both professional certifications—topics like stock trading and software—and hobby skills like Pilates and ukulele, which grew 400% and 300%, respectively between […]
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May 19, 2020
Coronavirus is a business opportunity for reskilling companies
Udemy, the largest global marketplace for learning and teaching online, found the coronavirus pandemic is boosting the tech education industry. Enrollment in course related to telecommuting spiked by 21,598%, virtual teams suged 1,523%, decision-making rose 277%, self-discipline grew 237% and stress management increased by 235%. Read the full article here.
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May 11, 2020
4 edtech CEOs peer into the industry’s future
Historically, however, the United States has been slower to adopt edtech than other countries.Udemy, a San Francisco-based learning market place last valued at $2 billion, recently released a report to give a little insight into how people around the world are learning; the company had 130% growth in enrollments in the U.S., 200% in India, […]
