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Course Hero Adds $70 Million to Series B Fundraise

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Companies like Coursera, which helps universities build and access online courses, have ridden the momentum from new registrations to secure a $130 million investment in July. Capitalizing on increased usage seems to be the formula among edtech companies seeking new money this year. According to the EdSurge database, U.S.

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Course Hero Joins the Edtech Unicorn Stable

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I am careful about that term being the focus,” says Andrew Grauer, who co-founded Course Hero in 2006. Users who upload class materials can access the full library for free. education technology companies have propelled Coursera , Duolingo and Guild Education to the unicorn stable. But its CEO winces when he hears the word.

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Are Free Educational Videos Worth It?

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Restricted internet access. of teachers surveyed use video in their teaching but access and the quality of good educational videos are a growing concern for teachers. Common hits are videos from dispersed free and paid-for educational videos websites such as TEDx , Udemy , Khan Academy , and Coursera. Saving & sharing.

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Why I’m Optimistic About the Next Wave of Education Technology

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Although we were convinced that technology could transform education, simple internet access was patchy at best. As recently as 1997, only 27 percent of America’s K-12 school had internet access—a number that skyrocketed to 92 percent by 2003. The web was increasing its use of graphics, but had barely adopted video. billion in 2010.

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From EDUPUNK to ds106. 10Q: Jim Groom

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As for the title Reverend, I was given that nickname by Chip German (then CIO of University of Mary Washington) back in 2006 or 2007. 6) Why are open access and online programmes of study becoming so important in the learning ecology? I am not a fan of the MOOC as they''re sold by Coursera, Udacity, and the like.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” The for-profit: Laureate Education (which once began as the tutoring chain Sylvan Learning and is now an investor in Coursera, I always like to point out). 2006, Tuition and Fees Up 63%.” Meanwhile on Campus. Knewton has partnered with WebAssign. .”

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Education Technology and the Promise of 'Free' and 'Open'

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Remember in 2012 when Coursera co-founder Daphne Koller said in her TED Talk that her company’s goal was to “take the best courses from the best instructors at the best universities and provide it to everyone around the world for free”? .” Google)’s biotech company, Calico.

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