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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

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Another notable area of growth: the size of the report itself, which has expanded from 66 slides in 2011 to 355 this year , with the number of slides almost doubling in the last year alone. Udemy (skills training) – $173 million. Among the major trends Meeker identified for 2017: mobile advertising, gaming, and healthcare.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” The article notes that “The number of states planning to use the new [SBAC and PARCC] tests dropped from 45 in 2011 to 20 in 2016.” ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). “ Are MOOCs Forever ?” Spoiler alert: no.). Unique Heritage Media has acquired Pili Pop Labs.