2U Inc. (NASDAQ: TWOU) announced first-quarter 2018 results on Thursday after the market closed, highlighting not only the strength of its core Graduate Program business, but also the growing influence of its short-course offerings following its acquisition of GetSmarter last year. Shares were up more than 6% on Friday as of this writing, so let's settle in to learn more about what drove the online education-platform company this quarter, as well as what investors should be watching in the year ahead.IMAGE SOURCE: GETTY IMAGES.Q1 2018Continue reading