Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2019

By comparison, in the first six months of 2018, companies raised $750 million across 62 deals. Deals across all sectors hit $66 billion, on track to match 2018’s record year, according to an analysis from PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association. One example is Great Hill Partners, which invested in Examity in April.

EdTech 134

EdTech Coursera Knewton Analysis 134

Hack Education

DECEMBER 31, 2018

This is the second part of my much-abbreviated look at the stories that were told about education technology in 2018 – and in this case, the people who funded the storytellers. The Biggest Investments of 2018. DreamBox Learning (adaptive learning): $130 million. Knewton (adaptive learning): $182.3

Trends 93

Trends MOOC Company Edmodo 93

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

So here’s an early contender for “Worst Education ‘Take’ of 2018’” by Gary Wolfram in Education Week : “ Make Public Education a Market Economy – Not a Socialist One.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). “What are the Big Questions for 2018?”

Education 43

Education Company Blackboard Kaplan 43

Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2018

” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via The Washington Post : “ A South Carolina school district just abolished snow days – and will make students learn online.” ” Via Edsurge : “Behind Closed Doors: Edtech Entrepreneurs’ Biggest Challenges in 2018.”

Education 43

Education Pearson Company Blackboard 43

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. Clickers” are definitely not new — indeed, in my research for Teaching Machines , I found examples of classroom response systems dating back to the 1950s. Certainly “free” works well for cash-strapped schools.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

On video games , for example – yes, that old canard. ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). pic.twitter.com/xtYTB3rE2F — rat girl (@stephdriggs) February 21, 2018. link] — Jürgen Geuter (@tante) February 19, 2018. link] — Rolin Moe (@RMoeJo) February 18, 2018.

Education 46

Education Company Data Elsevier 46