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Pearson Bets on Adaptive Learning (Again) With $25M Acquisition of Smart Sparrow

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One such provider, Acrobatiq, was acquired in 2018. Already, the Sydney, Australia-based company has pulled back on its social media presence. On its website , the company claims it has more than 700 institutional customers across the K-12, higher education and corporate learning space. million in venture capital.

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As OER Grows Up, Advocates Stress More Than Just Low Cost

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Open educational resources hit a turning point in 2018. For the first time ever, the federal government put forward funds to support initiatives around open educational resources, and recent studies show that faculty attitudes towards using and adapting these openly-licensed learning materials are steadily improving.

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Wiley to Acquire Knewton’s Assets, Marking an End to an Expensive Startup Journey

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In the second eye-raising deal for the higher-ed publishing industry in as many weeks, Wiley, a major textbook publisher, has agreed to acquire the assets of Knewton, a provider of digital courseware and adaptive-learning technologies. The New York City-based company has raised more than $180 million in investment capital.

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Pearson Signals Major Shift From Print by Making All Textbook Updates ‘Digital First’

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The biggest education company in the world is moving away from a production model that has been one of the main drivers in the rising cost of textbooks. The average price for a Pearson digital textbook subscription for a semester is $40, according to the company. But the company is not cutting the cord with print. “We

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Knewton’s New Business Attracts New $25M in Funding. But Some Things Don’t Change.

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The company that set the bar for hyping adaptive-learning technology has had to adapt to new leadership and a new business model. The rest comes from company’s existing investors, including Accel, Atomico, Bessemer Venture Partners, FirstMark Capital, First Round Capital, Founders Fund and Sofina.

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SoFi : a student loan company and one of the most well-funded ed-tech companies out there sure seems swell. ” “ Delta Career Education Corporation , a privately held for-profit college company, is phasing out seven of its campuses,” Inside Higher Ed reports. Unified settles lawsuits with teacher Rafe Esquith.”

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hey siri show me a vision of hell made especially for me pic.twitter.com/wbs9E7BuKf — Ashley Feinberg (@ashleyfeinberg) July 19, 2018. Swedish student single-handedly prevents deportation of Afghan asylum seeker by refusing to sit down on flight pic.twitter.com/5YdS7EBF9X — The Independent (@Independent) July 25, 2018.