The $34.5M price tag for Duolingo’s NextBeat acqui-hire came to light after Class Central dug through its quarterly SEC report.

TL;DR Duolingo is targeting 100 million DAUs by 2028. It took the company 13 years to get its first 50 million DAUs. The new strategy includes more AI features for free users, deeper language courses, and growth of Chess, Math, and Music. But the strategy sacrifices short-term growth for long-term results, and von Ahn is calling 2026 its investment year without significant results.   It took Duolingo 13 years to get 50 million DAUs. CEO Luis von Ahn wants to double it in three years. For yea

To get an overview of the topics and trends in the research on MOOCs, Class Central has created a list of the most cited research papers on MOOCs.

The future of Coursera’s only credible alternative for universities rests in the hands of 2U’s creditors.