Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

From 2015 to 2019, entrepreneurs created 11 times the number of education unicorns compared to 2005 to 2014. Unicorns such as Coursera, Udemy, Varsity Tutors and VIPKid led the way with innovative solutions.

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Udemy Kaplan Industry Coursera 129

Edsurge

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Public institutions saw 147,169 new distance enrollments in 2014, according to Babson. Competing startups like Coursera and edX also offer free and paid online courses and certifications to the masses via partnerships to produce content for online classes. Especially popular are the creative technology areas, according to Kapur. “It

Coursera 60

Coursera Education Adobe MOOC 60

Edsurge

JULY 24, 2017

EverFi $190 million $251 million Hero K12 $150 million $150 million Grammarly $110 million $110 million Coursera $64 million $210 million AltSchool $40 million $173 million MasterClass $35 million $56.4 There’s a theory that if you establish a strong brand on one area, you can acquire others to create complementary services.”. Round Size.

EdTech 94

EdTech Chegg Kaplan Coursera 94

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

based company last raised money in 2014 , when it was best known as an online destination where students could share notes, assignments and other course materials from classes they have taken. education technology companies have propelled Coursera , Duolingo and Guild Education to the unicorn stable. The Redwood City, Calif.-based

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Course EdTech Company Coursera 121

EdTechSandyK

JULY 3, 2014

The course is offered through Coursera , a known online learning platform which I have heard and read good things about. If I complete all four courses and earn verified certificates for each of them plus complete a capstone project, I can earn a Specialization Certificate from UC Irvine and Coursera. So far, so good! Unported License.

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MOOC Coursera Course Online Learning 67

Wired Campus

OCTOBER 19, 2015

That course — along with most of the courses on the most-popular lists — comes from Coursera. In 2013, nearly half of all MOOCs came from Coursera, and in 2014 the company still offered about a third of MOOCS on the market. Coursera is the biggest one, and they’re still adding more courses than anybody else.”.

MOOC 28

MOOC Coursera Course Report 28

Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2016

Across the globe, venture deals returned to 2014 levels, according to CB Insights. This year saw no mega-rounds for startups in the postsecondary sector—unlike 2015, which saw HotChalk, Udacity, Udemy, Coursera and Civitas Learning account for more than $520 million of funding. million—roughly on par with 2014 levels.

EdTech 85

EdTech Udemy Company Coursera 85

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

But no matter what you call it, James Rohrbach, who came on board as CEO in 2014, says the goal of Fluent City is to “reinvigorate the liberal arts for our time.”. I kind of see [us] as the anti-Coursera,” he says. VentureBeat called it a place to “teach Brooklyn hipsters about French culture.”

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Coursera STEM Blended Learning Company 60

Edsurge

JUNE 22, 2017

In his 2014 book Location is (Still) Everything, Wharton professor David Bell argued that the future of online business is shaped by the physical world—and this is especially relevant when it comes to “experiential” products such as education. That approach goes against broader trends in trends in the consumer landscape. Similarly, the U.S.

Software 103

Software Trends E-rate Coursera 103

Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Last month, TechCrunch wrote of an “ implosion of early-stage VC funding ,” citing Pitchbook data that showed that the number of early-stage rounds have plummeted from more than 13,000 in 2014 to nearly 6,000 this year. Education technology investments appear to be on a similar trajectory. million, this year saw 56 such deals worth $47.9

EdTech 93

EdTech Pearson Company Knewton 93

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Even Coursera, which has historically partnered with universities, jumped on the employer bandwagon, announcing a new content partnership with Google this year. After pursuing an MBA at Stanford, Williams launched Amal Academy in 2014.

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Coursera Industry Training Course 92

The Principal of Change

JUNE 9, 2015

Khan academy, Coursera, EdX, etc are much better sites for academic content. December 27, 2014 School vs. Learning August 21, 2010 The Responsibility of the Open School August 17, 2011 Absence of Trust January 19, 2015 8 Things To Look For in Today’s Classroom (Visual) October 18, 2014 Which team are we on?

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Khan Academy Coursera Learning Education 28

Wired Campus

JUNE 5, 2015

Last spring a group of university leaders announced a bold, new project intended to help colleges gain more control of their online course platforms, as they increasingly turned to providers like Coursera or edX. And compared with digital-courseware giants that have attracted millions of users, like Coursera and edX, said Ms.

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Course Groups Coursera Software 28

Wired Campus

JUNE 16, 2015

About 43 percent of first-year residential college students reported spending more than six hours per week studying, according to the Fall 2014 edition of the Freshman Survey, by the Cooperative Institutional Research Program, part of the Higher Education Research Institute at the University of California at Los Angeles.

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Course MOOC Study Coursera 28

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 20, 2023

The rise and fall of Make School After starting in 2012 and pivoting from gaming to education in 2014, Make School operated for years as an unlicensed educational institution. In order to complete her homework assignments, she spent hours each night re-teaching herself the material, with help from Coursera and YouTube tutorials.

Company 95

Company Report Outcomes Data 95

Hack Education

JULY 7, 2017

“ Unique International College used a misleading and unlawful scheme to target vulnerable communities in 2014 and 2015, pushing individuals to enrol in courses in management, salon management and marketing.” .” “College made millions by tricking Indigenous people, court finds,” The Guardian reports.

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MOOC Education Robotics Company 57

EdTechSandyK

APRIL 8, 2014

For my notes on Day 1 of this academy, which took place January 15, 2014, click here. Coursera is another option for higher ed MOOCS. Notes from the Discussion We no longer have to go to school if we want to learn. Click here to see all of them.)

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MOOC Khan Academy BYOD Libraries 75

Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Scale is the driving force behind the extraordinary economic advantages of MOOC-based online degrees—mostly at the master’s level—that are now available at steep discounts from first-ranked schools from such providers at Coursera and edX.

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Online Learning Coursera Learning Report 122

Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2018

At the time they were not alone in their efforts; Coursera, Udacity (both of which were also co-founded by Stanford professors) and edX had launched MOOC platforms a year earlier. million in a Series A round in 2014, and has raised $6.3 The pair then started the company in January 2013. NovoEd raised $4.8 million overall.

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Online Learning MOOC Coursera Blackboard 100

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Between 2014 and 2016 Usman earned 21. verified certificates from Coursera and completed 11 social entrepreneurship courses from +Acumen. I found Usman when I was combing through a list of +Acumen “power users” one day in 2014, looking to better understand the stories of people who not only enroll in, but.

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MOOC Course Coursera Online Learning 100

EdTech4Beginners

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

increase in student enrolment in online courses from fall 2013 to fall 2014. There are tons of free courses on sites like Coursera and edX , which bring knowledge closer to a wider audience. In April 2015, the American Association of Community Colleges released the results of a survey , which showed a 4.7%

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Online Learning Course Coursera Learning 100

Edsurge

JULY 27, 2017

After two other startups sputtered, Paucek cofounded and runs 2U, which made its debut on the public market in March 2014. That’s what the former MOOCs [such as Coursera and Udacity] have driven toward for a business model and they’re getting some revenue and scale out of it. Chip Paucek is an entrepreneur’s entrepreneur.

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Kaplan Company Coursera Course 76

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 15, 2014

As we all take time to reflect on 2014, now is also a good time to look forward to 2015. At Digital Promise, we saw tremendous growth in 2014. At Digital Promise, we saw tremendous growth in 2014. ” Robert Bajor. Project Manager. Educator Micro-credentials. "With " Jennifer Kabaker. " Phil Martin.

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Education Coursera Common Core Trends 239

Edsurge

AUGUST 18, 2016

Coursera co-founder Daphne Koller has ridden the MOOC craze as the company’s CEO and later president. Koller co-founded Coursera with machine-learning expert and fellow Stanford professor Andrew Ng in 2012. Koller also saw Coursera through a period of disenchantment with MOOCs.

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Coursera MOOC Company Course 60

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

” 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). All three players, Brandon Austin, Dominic Artis and Damyean Dotson, were expelled and banned from campus for allegedly raping a female student in March 2014.

Khan Academy 40

Khan Academy Education LMS Company 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Michael Teitelbaum, a scholar on the history of STEM, said in 2014 to an audience of education reporters that the post-war U.S. This represents a 30% year-over-year decrease in the number of female-led companies that raised an A in the Bay Area compared with 2014,” as Female Founders Fund’s Claire Burke wrote in January.

Technology 85

Technology Education Microsoft Industry 85

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Here is venture capital well spent: “ Coursera Promotes Its ‘Affordable Online Courses’ With New TV Ad Spots ,” says Class Central. The information of some 500 million users was stolen in 2014, according to Yahoo , by “a state-sponsored actor.” ” The company in question: edX.

Education 40

Education Coursera Facebook Social Media 40

Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

” That for-profit is Laureate Education , the largest chain of for-profit schools in the world and an investor in Coursera. ” That’s after paying £4,327 in UK taxes in 2014. Campus Technology reports that Davidson College is partnering with Revature to offering coding classes to its students and graduates.

Education 40

Education lynda.com Knewton E-rate 40

Hack Education

JULY 15, 2016

” asks The Chronicle of Higher Education in an interview with Coursera’s Daphne Koller. .” 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”). Spoiler alert: no.).

Education 40

Education Blackboard Common Core MOOC 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. In 2014, the college and career planning startup ConnectEDU filed for bankruptcy , as it struggled to make good on its debts despite having raised some $61 million in venture funding. ConnectEDU.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JULY 8, 2016

“ ‘Top universities to offer full degrees online in five years’ ” says the BBC, citing a prediction made by Coursera ’s Daphne Koller. But because a law that took effect in 2014 gives students that option, the actual number of students passing entry-level college courses has increased.”

Education 49

Education Report Company Coursera 49

Hack Education

APRIL 3, 2017

Neither Coursera nor Udacity nor edX have become corporate training platforms , although perhaps that’s what Microsoft hopes to become, as a result of its acquisition of the professional social network LinkedIn, which had previously acquired the online training company Lynda.com.

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Trends Company MOOC Edmodo 64

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

Daphne Koller left Coursera this year. The move away from the Common Core consortia for assessment and towards the (Common Core-aligned) SAT has been a boon for the College Board, no surprise, which reported over $840 million in revenue in 2014 (the last year it’s tax forms are available online).

Technology 40

Technology Education Common Core Company 40

Hack Education

JULY 14, 2017

Kaplan is closing Dev Bootcamp , a coding bootcamp it acquired in 2014. ” Via Education Dive : “ Coursera ’s Tom Willerer talks personalization, access.” .” Via The Wall Street Journal : “Number of Students Applying for Federal Aid Rises 6%, After Several Years of Decline.”

Education 45

Education Pearson Report Robotics 45

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Via The Phoenix New Times : “The Battle Isn’t Over Between ASU Professor and Cop Who Arrested Her in 2014.” Coursera co-founder “ Andrew Ng officially launches his $175M AI Fund,” says Techcrunch. Via NPR : “Nearly 9,000 DACA Teachers Face An Uncertain Future.” ” Education in the Courts.

Education 45

Education MOOC Company Pearson 45

Hack Education

DECEMBER 12, 2017

No doubt, Udacity, Coursera, and edX have been moving away from “free” and “open” online education for a while now , charging fees for courses and certificates and acting much more like online program management companies – third party vendors for Internet-based courses and degree programs.

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MOOC Coursera Education Broadband 55

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

” Via The Financial Times : “ Coursera chief on the future of online learning and the Trump era.” “Head of Savannah College of Art and Design was the top-paid college leader in 2014,” says The Wall Street Journal. ” New Nanodegrees from Udacity : Digital Marketing and Robotics. She made $9.6

Education 46

Education Robotics E-rate Social Media 46