Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2022

Chegg (NYSE: CHGG) is down 43.8 We wouldn’t be surprised if 2U or Chegg were taken private in the next year, since both companies have strong fundamentals and exceptional human capital. MOOCs topped the cycle in 2012. Skillsoft (NYSE: SKIL) is down 50.8 percent, the company went public via SPAC in June 2021 at $10/share.

EdTech 186

EdTech Chegg Udemy Company 186

Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2018

These stories also show that innovative teaching was top of mind this past year, from shaking up the way instructors teach online, to talking about race in the classroom, to experimenting with augmented and virtual reality. Cheating on Chegg? How Classrooms Can Start Talking About Race in Just 6 Words.

MOOC 121

MOOC Coursera Chegg Pearson 121

Edsurge

JULY 30, 2018

The firm traces its roots to 2012, when Jennifer Carolan and Wayee Chu (now both general partners at Reach), started a $12 million “Seed Fund” at NewSchools Venture Fund, an Oakland-based education nonprofit philanthropy. Zeal, which attempted to bring on-demand tutoring to classrooms, shut down earlier this year. WriteLab (Chegg).

Blendspace 66

Blendspace Chegg Technology Education 66

Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2019

That year, the company received a $150,000 grant Small Business Innovation Research grant from the federal government to prototype its product in two classrooms. Among those who tried include Osman Rashid, the co-founder of Chegg and Kno, who launched Galxyz in 2014 to build a science video games for grades three to 12.

Education 81

Education Company Chegg Pearson 81

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. 3D printing, The Economist pronounced in 2012 , was poised to bring about the third industrial revolution. (I The Flipped Classroom". Textbook Publishers vs. Boundless. 3D Printing. I know, I know.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

MARCH 3, 2017

“ Apple ’s Devices Lose Luster in American Classrooms,” according to The New York Times. ” Via the press release : “ Cengage , McGraw-Hill Education , and Pearson have joined forces with Ingram and Chegg , Inc. Saint Francis High School invested $15,000 in the company back in 2012.

Education 40

Education MOOC Company Pearson 40