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Platzi Raises $6 Million to Bring More Online Education to Latin America

Edsurge

Founded in 2013, their company, Platzi , offers Spanish- and Portugese-language live-streamed classes for courses that include programming, marketing, design and business. Students answer each other’s questions on the platform and attend in-person events hosted by Platzi in places like Mexico City and Madrid.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. In 2013, 3D printer manufacturer MakerBot launched its MakerBot Academy with a goal “to put a MakerBot Desktop 3D Printer in every school in America.” Siegler: “ The End of the Library.” You can learn anything online, Siegler argued.

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