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Why I'm Still Bullish About the State of Edtech

Edsurge

The prior year, my former chief Bill Gates headlined ASU GSV and received a standing ovation for championing technology’s power to transform teaching and learning. Chegg (NYSE: CHGG) is down 43.8 In 2009, our team at Kaplan Ventures invested in a virtual reality corporate training startup that was ten years too early.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“Free College” Via Edsurge : “For Free Community College , Online Learning Isn’t Always Part of the Recipe for Success.” ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “What a Controversy Over an App Tells Us About How Students Learn Now.” Chegg has acquired WriteLab for $15 million.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

In 2012, Pearson, Cengage Learning, and Macmillan Higher Education sued Boundless Learning, claiming that the open education textbook startup had “stolen the creative expression of their authors and editors, violating their intellectual-property rights.” Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning.

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