MOOC providers are leveraging their relationships with universities to jump into a new lucrative market: MOOC-based degree programs.
Today there are ten fully-fledged Masters, as show in the table below, elaborated by Class Central.
| Degree | Provider | University | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS Computer Science | Udacity | Georgia Tech | $6,600 |
| MS Analytics | edX | Georgia Tech | $10k |
| MBA | Coursera | University of Illinois | $22k |
| MS CS Data Science | Coursera | University of Illinois | $19.2k |
| MS Accounting | Coursera | University of Illinois | $27.2k |
| Masters in Innovation and Entrepreneurship | Coursera | HEC Paris | €20k |
| Cyber Security (Masters) | FutureLearn | Deakin University | £24k |
| Development and Humanitarian Action (Masters) | FutureLearn | Deakin University | £24k |
| Professional Practice: Information Technology (Masters) | FutureLearn | Deakin University | £24k |
Coursera is the leading company. Now they have four Master’s degrees, after adding two more in March: Accounting, with the University of Illinois ($27.2K, 32 credit hours, 18-36 months) and Innovation and Entrepreneurship with HEC Paris (€20K, 20 courses, 10–16 months). And they plan to offer 15 to 20 programs by the end of 2019, according to Inside Higher Ed.
“To contrast, 2U, a public listed company that helps universities put their degree programs online, currently has 45 such degrees. 2U made $205.9 million in revenue in 2016, an increase of 37% over its 2015 revenue,” explains Class-Central.
