Although Class Central lists online courses in 87 languages, courses made in English outnumber all of the others by more than six to one. English is therefore a useful language to know, even though some courses have subtitles in a range of languages. Earlier this year, we updated our list of courses to help improve your writing skills. These courses all assume some fluency in the language. But what if you do not know any English, or your English is very poor? If you do not have convenient acce

Discover the costly legal fallout and class action developments for these online learning giants as they grapple with alleged video privacy violations.

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

What if I told you that one man’s frustration with an elevator breakdown led to the creation of the fastest-growing and most-beloved programming languages today? Seventeen years ago, Graydon Hoare’s ordinary evening turned pivotal when an out-of-order elevator at his apartment building forced him to trek up 21 stories. A Mozilla software engineer, Hoare’s frustration wasn’t just with the climb, but with the fact that the tools of his trade couldn’t even make an elevator that works without cras