They’re offered by many platforms including Google, Meta, and X, and cover SEO, social media marketing, and more.

Update (April 2026): On April 9, shareholders of both companies voted overwhelmingly to approve the merger — 99.4%% at Coursera, 99.9%% at Udemy. The deal is expected to close in the second half of 2026. I also dug into the 300-page merger prospectus and found that Coursera approached Udemy three times over two years before getting a yes, and that Pluralsight’s owner made a competing cash offer. Read the full merger history. TL;DR Coursera is acquiring Udemy in an all-stock deal worth ~$1.8 b

The 2024 edition of the conference will be held on July 2–5 in South Africa, at Stellenbosch University.

Online education company 2U implements fifth round of layoffs since its disastrous $800 million acquisition of edX in 2021.