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8/9/2019 Udemy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.pdf http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/udemy-wikipedia-the-free-encyclopediapdf 1/6 Udemy Industry  e-learning Founded  2010 Founder  Eren Bali Gagan Biyani Oktay Caglar Key people  Dennis Yang ( CEO ) Website  http://www.udemy.com Udemy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Udemy.com is a platform or marketplace for online learning. Unlike academic MOOC programs driven by traditional collegiate coursework, Udemy provides a  platform for experts of any kind to create courses which can be offered to the public, either at no charge or for a tuition fee. [1]  Udemy provides tools which enable users to create a course, promote it and earn money from student tuition charges.  No Udemy courses are currently credentialed for college credit; its students take courses largely as a means of improving job-related skills. [1]  Some courses generate credit toward technical certification. Udemy has made a special effort to attract corporate trainers seeking to create coursework for employees of their company. [2 ] It is reported that Udemy has served over 5 million students, and offers more than 22,000 course alternatives. [3] Contents 1 History 2 About Udemy.com 2.1 Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) 2.2 Mobile 3 Reception 4 References 5 External links History[edit] In 2007 Udemy founder Eren Bali built software for a live virtual classroom while living in Turkey. He saw potential in making the product free for everyone, and moved to Silicon Valley to found a company two years later. The site was launched by Bali, Oktay Caglar and Gagan Biyani in early 2010. [4 ] In February 2010, the founders tried to raise venture capital funding, but the idea failed to impress investors and they were rejected 30 times, according to Gagan Biyani. [5 ]  In response to this, they  bootstrapped the development of the product and launched Udemy—which infers "The Academy of You"—in May 2010. [5] Within a few months, 1,000 instructors had created about 2,000 courses, and Udemy had nearly 10,000 registered users. Based on this favorable market reaction, they decided to attempt another round of 

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Udemy

Industry e-learning

Founded 2010

Founder Eren Bali

Gagan Biyani

Oktay Caglar Key people Dennis Yang (CEO)

Website http://www.udemy.com

UdemyFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jump to: navigation, search

Udemy.com is a platform or marketplace for onlinelearning. Unlike academic MOOC programs driven by

traditional collegiate coursework, Udemy provides a platform for experts of any kind to create courseswhich can be offered to the public, either at no charge

or for a tuition fee.[1] Udemy provides tools whichenable users to create a course, promote it and earnmoney from student tuition charges.

No Udemy courses are currently credentialed for college credit; its students take courses largely as a

means of improving job-related skills.[1] Some coursesgenerate credit toward technical certification. Udemy

has made a special effort to attract corporate trainersseeking to create coursework for employees of their

company.[2]

It is reported that Udemy has served over 5 million

students, and offers more than 22,000 course alternatives.[3]

Contents

1 History2 About Udemy.com2.1 Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)2.2 Mobile

3 Reception4 References5 External links

History[edit]

In 2007 Udemy founder Eren Bali built software for a live virtual classroom while living in Turkey. Hesaw potential in making the product free for everyone, and moved to Silicon Valley to found a company

two years later. The site was launched by Bali, Oktay Caglar and Gagan Biyani in early 2010. [4]

In February 2010, the founders tried to raise venture capital funding, but the idea failed to impress

investors and they were rejected 30 times, according to Gagan Biyani.[5] In response to this, they bootstrapped the development of the product and launched Udemy—which infers "The Academy of

You"—in May 2010.[5]

Within a few months, 1,000 instructors had created about 2,000 courses, and Udemy had nearly 10,000registered users. Based on this favorable market reaction, they decided to attempt another round of

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financing, and raised $1 million in venture funding by August.[6][7] This sum was significantly more than

they had originally sought when approaching investors just months earlier.[5]

In October 2011 the company raised an additional $3 million in Series A funding lead by Groupon

investors Eric Lefkofsky and Brad Keywell, as well as 500 Startups and MHS Capital.[8]

In December 2012 the company raised $12 million in Series B funding led by Insight Venture Partners,as well as Lightbank Capital, MHS Capital and Learn Capital, bringing Udemy’s total funding to $16

million.[9]

On April 22, 2014 the Wall Street Journal's Digital edition reported that Dennis Yang, Chief Operating

Officer of Udemy was named CEO, replacing Eren Bali, who remains chairman and head of product.[10]

In May 2014 Udemy raised another $32 million in a Series C funding, led by Norwest Venture Partners,

as well as Insight Venture Partners and MHS Capital.[11]

About Udemy.com[edit]

Udemy serves as a platform that allows instructors to build online courses on topics of their choosing.Using Udemy’s course development tools they can upload video, PowerPoint presentations, PDFs, audio

zip files and live classes to create courses.[12] Instructors can also engage and interact with users viaonline discussion boards.

Courses are offered across a breadth of categories, including business and entrepreneurship, academics,

the arts, health and fitness, language, music, and technology.[12] Udemy also offers Udemy for Business,enabling businesses access to a targeted suite of over 1,000 training courses on topics from digitalmarketing tactics to office productivity, design, management, programming, and more. With Udemy for

Business, organizations can also create custom learning portals for corporate training.[13]

Udemy offers paid and free courses, depending on the instructor.[14] Most courses are priced between$29 – $99.

The company's website explains that instructor compensation from tuition varies based on who invests inmarketing to attract students to Udemy. Instructors earn 97% of all tuition revenues if the instructor'sown reputation or marketing attracts the student. Udemy retains 50% of the earnings if the student isattracted by the site's own marketing or other coursework, and the instructor earns just 25% of the tuitionif a Udemy promotional affiliate attracts the student to the site and course. In the latter case, the affiliateearns 50% of the tuition, and the remaining 50% is split between Udemy and the instructor. The site also

states that 96% of instructors make sales, averaging $7000.[15]

Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)[edit]

Udemy is part of the growing MOOC movement available outside the traditional university

system,[16][17] and has been noted for the variety of courses offered.[18] Notable competitors include

Coursera, Lynda, Learnterest, Udacity, edX, Codecademy, and others.[16]

Mobile[edit]

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In April 2013, Udemy offered as an Apple iOS app, allowing students to take classes directly from

smartphones;[19] The Android version was launched in January 2014.[20] As of January 2014, the iOS apphad been downloaded over 1 million times, and 20 percent of Udemy users access their courses via

mobile.[21]

Reception[edit]

Udemy has been discussed in The New York Times, The China Post , Fast Company, the BBC andTechCrunch, with Mashable noting "Udemy offers an experience that rivals the real classroom, and

should prove to be a useful utility for teachers and students of all subject matters."[7][22][23][24][25][26]

In 2014, Forbes named Udemy cofounder Eren Bali as part of their "30 Under 30" of "the brightest stars

in 15 different fields under the age of 30."[27]

Noted businessman Jack Welch has developed an online MBA program, offered through the Jack Welch

Management Institute (JWMI) at Strayer University, which acquired JWMI assets in November 2011.[28]

Udemy became the MOOC platform for the institute's Welch Way courseware in November 2012, and

promoted this Jack Welch connection.[29]

References[edit]

1. ^ a b Lomas, Natasha. Online Learning Marketplace Udemy Raises $32M To Scale Up Internationally.

TechCrunch. May 8, 2014

2. ^ Carr, David F. Udemy Comes To Corporate Training Information Week . April 16, 2013

3. ^ [1]" February 20, 2014

4. ^ Eren Bali biography. Udemy.com.

5. ^ a b c How Udemy got oversubscribed. Venture Hacks. September 10, 2010.

6. ^ Roushe, Wade. Udemy Collects $1 Million to Expand Casual Learning Platform. Xconomy. August 31,2010.

7. ^ a b Toto, Serkan. Udemy Scores $1M In Seed Funding, Aims To Democratize Online Learning.

TechCrunch. August 31, 2010.

8. ^ Tsotsis, Alexia. "Crowdsourced Learning Platform Udemy Raises $3 Million From Lightbank And Others"

TechCrunch.

9. ^ Empson, Rip. "Online Learning Marketplace Udemy Lands $12M To Expand Its Course Catalog, Go

Cross-Platform". TechCrunch.

10. ^ Kolodny, Lora. Udemy Appoints Dennis Yang CEO; Eren Bali Steps Aside to Lead Product Venture

Dispatch, Wall Street Journal Digital. April 22, 2014

11. ^ Sailors, John. Udemy raises $32 million for online learning marketplace San Francisco Business Times.

May 8, 201412. ^ a b About Udemy. Udemy.com.

13. ^ "What is UFO?". Udemy.

14. ^ Empson, Rip. "With Over 6,000 Courses Now Live, Udemy Brings Its Learning Marketplace To iOS To

Let You Study On The Go". TechCrunch. AOL. Retrieved 4 May 2013.

15. ^ [2] udemy.com/teach ] Udemy Teach Page. Retrieved June 18, 2014.

16. ^ a b "What You Need to Know About MOOCs". Chronicle of Higher Education.

17. ^ LEWIN, TAMAR. "Instruction for Masses Knocks Down Campus Walls". New York Times.

18. ^ Littlefield, Jamie. "Top Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs)". About.com.

19. ^ Heussner, Ki Mae. "Exclusive: Udemy lands on mobile so students can learn on the go" . Gigaom.

20. ^ Farr, Christina. "Udemy launches its Android app to bring you online education on the go" . VentureBeat.

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21. ^ Hockenson, Lauren. "Udemy brings its education marketplace to Android". Gigaom.

22. ^ Lynley, Matthew. Online Teaching Platform Udemy Raises $1M, Still Too Cool for School . The New York

Times. August 31, 2010.

23. ^ Chapman, Glenn. Online learning startup rises on US$1 mil. funding from 'angel' investors. The China Post

September 2, 2010.

24. ^ Schomer, Stephanie. Udemy: A Free University for All. Fast Company. December 2, 2010.

25. ^ Van Grove, Jennifer. Get a Real-Life Learning Experience in Udemy’s Virtual Classrooms. Mashable. May

13, 2010.

26. ^ Sumi Das (15 May 2012). "Ivy League education free on the web". BBC Click. Retrieved 15 May 2012.

27. ^ "30 Under 30". Forbes.

28. ^ Eckert, Barton. Strayer Education buys Jack Welch Management Institute Washington Business Journal,

November 11, 2001.

29. ^ The Jack Welch Management Institute and Udemy Join Forces to Deliver Online Management Training

Courses AVFN.com.

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