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Can You Say Unicorn? Duolingo Raises $30 Million at $1.5 Billion Valuation

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billion by 2025. Coursera, which also offers access to online higher-ed courses, secured $103 million in April. Market estimates for the global online language market range from $3.8 billion in 2020 to $10.5 According to SensorTower, a mobile app analytics firm, Duolingo is the top-grossing education mobile app worldwide.

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3 ways crowdfunding is reshaping the US edtech landscape

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By 2025 global investment from crowdfunding is expected to reach $93 billion. Nowadays there are so many online learning courses available from places like Khan Academy or Coursera. A community of backers or ‘the crowd’ contribute small amounts to help fund the development of an idea or project.

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Education Technology and the 'New Economy'

Hack Education

” MOOC startups like Udacity and Coursera have also rebranded to target this particular post-secondary technical training market. These unaccredited schools argue they’re best positioned to “ close the skills gap.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via Campus Technology : “ Coursera ’s CEO on the Evolving Meaning of ‘MOOC’ ” There’s more ECOT news – there’s always more ECOT news – in the “state and local politics” section above. ” asks Emily Hanford in APM Reports. Sound the education prediction klaxon.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via Education Dive : “ Coursera ’s Tom Willerer talks personalization, access.” The Getting Smart blog predicts that “By 2025, Swarms of Self-Driving Vehicles Will Transport Students to Learning Sites.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Via MIT Technology Review : “U.S.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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billion by 2025. In June 2012, the University of Virginia Board of Trustees fired President Teresa Sullivan, contending she was too slow to jump on the MOOC bandwagon even though the school was already in talks to join Coursera.). Coursera has raised over $310 million. Interactive Whiteboards. billion by 2023.

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