Content-type: text/html Downes.ca ~ Stephen's Web ~ Can a Subscription Model Work for Online Learners and Teachers? Skillshare Just Raised $28 Million to Find Out

Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community

We've seen the subscription model for courses adopted by a number of companies (most notably Lynda) so it's not a surprise to see Skillshare looking in this direction. Skillshare's monthly rate is substantially lower, though, and there's a revenue-sharing plan with course developers. It's raising funding to develop "a 'groups' feature, where discussions that were previously accessible only within a course will be publicly discoverable by any user" and "'workshops,' which are essentially bundles of courses packaged around a specific topic."

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