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Duolingo IPO Shows Investors Think Edtech Is Still Growing.

Edsurge

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. million in the three months ended March 31, 2021, representing 97% period-over-period growth. million and $15.8

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We Should Pause and Ask the Question

Iterating Toward Openness

If you start with my github repo, you can build an LMS, a web site, an online teaching system, and even a camera ready textbook ready for printing using 100% free software. Even when the Coursera option costs $49 – which provides more access to more people? I have done this for *one* course – Python for Everybody.

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What Online Learning Reveals About Innovation in Higher Education

Edsurge

Knowledge organizations, ranging from libraries and museums to media companies and software makers, have entered the postsecondary marketplace, offering content, instruction and certification. The latter, which could offer cheaper, more convenient and more established online courses, experienced user growth.

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European Edtech Investor Brighteye Ventures Raises $54 Million for Second Fund

Edsurge

companies like Coursera are raising hundreds of millions at billion-dollar valuations. It expects to finish fundraising in spring 2021, and cap the fund off at roughly $88 million. where devices and software remain in high demand. In the U.S., Many schools across Europe have reopened without offering remote alternatives.

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The new labor market: No bachelor’s required?

The Hechinger Report

In a report on the “emerging degree reset” released earlier this year, the labor analytics firm Burning Glass found that just 9 percent of Accenture’s “computer support specialist” listings required a bachelor’s in 2021, down from 46 percent in 2017. yearly median of $36,660.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Coursera highlights its mentors – its volunteer mentors – on its blog. ” And his partner Michael Feldstein : “ Student-Centered Educational Software.” Anyway, via Venture Beat : “Juniper Research: VR hardware market will hit $50 billion by 2021.” Raise $146.1

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” That’s Joel Rose ’s School of One software. ” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Edsurge : “ Andrew Ng , Co-Founder of Coursera , Returns to MOOC Teaching With New AI Course.” Via the Coursera blog : “What’s Next in Employee Learning: Virtual Reality.”