Edsurge

JULY 28, 2021

As a string of online-education companies have gone public, including Chegg, Coursera, Kahoot and others, it seems that investors have decided that there’s enough public interest in digital learning, and they want in. The company also noted that “in 2019 and 2020, we had net losses of $13.6 million and $15.8 million, respectively.

EdTech 160

EdTech Chegg Mobility Company 160

Edsurge

AUGUST 31, 2020

Many of its services are similar to those offered by Chegg, a publicly traded education company that has also seen a meteoric growth in usage and revenue since the pandemic hit. So far there are 45,000 verified educators on the platform, up from 20,000 in August 2019, according to Grauer.

Course 114

Course Chegg Coursera Company 114

Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2020

Districts expressed interest in additional DreamBox products that address other pandemic-related problems, like its new predictive analytics tool, designed to assess student progress and learning loss in lieu of now-canceled standardized tests. Between 2016 and 2019, online tutoring services raised more than $1.2

EdTech 177

EdTech Khan Academy Chegg Coursera 177

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

The newest voices in that choir come from Bill and Melinda Gates, who declared that “ textbooks are becoming obsolete ” in their 2019 annual letter. Technologists from Thomas Edison and Steve Jobs, almost a century apart, have predicted their demise. Not so fast, say education publishers and retailers. It’s a coexistence.

Chegg 156

Chegg Software Industry Pearson 156

Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 25, 2019

billion cut in funding for the education department, compared to a 10% decrease in 2019. Companies like Chegg, eFollett, and BookRenter are offering new textbooks on rent for less than the price of a used book. The budget proposal for the 2020 fiscal year requested an approximate $7.1

Trends 97

Trends eBook Education Industry 97

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. Despite predictions that badges would be the “ new credential ” and that we were looking at a “ Future Full of Badges ,” it’s not clear that digital badges have provided us with a really meaningful way to assess skills or expertise.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145