In January each year, Class Central publishes a list of the most popular online courses released by major course providers in the previous 12 months. The most popular course in the latest list turned out to be Google AI Essentials, launched by Coursera in April, 2024. More than 900,000 learners have enrolled, more than the combined total of all new courses launched on edX, FutureLearn, and Swayam in the same year. What’s even more surprising is that (unlike the vast majority of Coursera course

Udemy instructors face sudden drops in course ratings amid speculation that the platform’s GenAI rollout may be the cause.

2U, the online education giant that acquired edX last year, just saw its stock price drop by half.

In 2025, Harvard CS50 offers 10 free certificate courses on topics such as computer science, Python, and AI.