Hack Education
DECEMBER 9, 2017
.” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”) ”) It was certainly the outcome that investors were hoping for Edmodo , which raised $25 million in 2012, boasting that it had 15 million users. Remember Edmodo?
Edsurge
JANUARY 15, 2019
edtech startups in 2017. Today, far fewer are getting funded on the “freemium” model, a proposition that has fueled the growth of startups like ClassDojo and Remind, but proved challenging for others like Edmodo. Once upon a time, she notes, “MOOCs were supposed to displace higher education. Last year, U.S. edtech assets.
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Hack Education
DECEMBER 31, 2018
Perhaps the biggest acquisition of the year was Edmodo. million for Edmodo – only about $15 million of which was cash. In 2017, for example, Edsurge informed its readers that “MissionU Says It Can Replace Traditional College With a One-Year Program.” Vive la MOOC révolution. It was big as in bad.
Hack Education
APRIL 13, 2018
Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Education Next on “Interpreting the 2017 NAEP Reading and Math Results.” The big “business of ed-tech” news of the week: Edmodo has been acquired by Chinese game-maker NetDragon. Edmodo had raised some $77.5 NAEP NAEP NAEP NAEP !
Hack Education
NOVEMBER 24, 2017
” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” The University of Iceland has joined edX. From the Edmodo blog : “We’re Partnering with Clever to Give Districts Automatic Digital Classrooms!” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed. Will they make it happen? ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.
Hack Education
APRIL 3, 2017
It’s a bit too early to tell what 2017 will bring.). This is part of the push for MOOCs, we must be honest.). million in venture capital, for example, Edmodo hadn’t even figured out a business model, let alone become a powerful platform. But the total dollars fell sharply in 2016 – “only” $2.2
Hack Education
DECEMBER 30, 2019
You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. In 2017, just a week before Christmas, the New Media Consortium abruptly announced its immediate closure “because of apparent errors and omissions by its former Controller and Chief Financial Officer.” Good for you. with Pigeons.
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