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The Post-Pandemic Outlook for Edtech

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Case in point: Online course provider Coursera reported more than 13 million new registered users since mid-March, a 535 percent increase from the same period last year. The recent shift to remote work and instruction has left many administrators wishing they could access their tools from anywhere. billion in venture capital.

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EdSurge HigherEd Year in Review: Our Top Higher Education Stories of 2018

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Now, MOOC providers like edX and Coursera are looking towards new (and sometimes paid) offerings, as well as so-called “MicroBachelors” degrees designed to break up undergraduate credential into discrete components. Cheating on Chegg? EdX Quietly Developing ‘MicroBachelors’ Program. The “Year of the MOOC” is long behind us.

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Course Hero Adds $70 Million to Series B Fundraise

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Companies like Coursera, which helps universities build and access online courses, have ridden the momentum from new registrations to secure a $130 million investment in July. Capitalizing on increased usage seems to be the formula among edtech companies seeking new money this year. According to the EdSurge database, U.S.

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Duolingo IPO Shows Investors Think Edtech Is Still Growing.

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It’s got an effective mobile app that really changes the context in how people access language, a critical mass in consumer interest in learning applications and since the pandemic hit, it put edtech into the minds of investors as a real investable category,” says Trace Urdan, an edtech analyst and managing director at Tyton Partners.

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Top 80 Apps for Schools

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There are tons of apps that simplify the whole process of learning coding making much more fun and accessible to all. Language learning apps Language learning, like coding, is now accessible to anyone anywhere using a wide variety of language learning apps. Coding apps Learning to code is easier than ever before.

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Edtech Industry Magnate Michael Moe Makes a Pivot

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But that grew into the 25-year passion for me, both professionally and personally, around re-imagining the education system and how you provided people equal access to the education they need to thrive. So you can look at Chegg, which we’re an investor in, which has a $5.5 The root of it is access to education.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via the Coursera blog : “New mobile features: Transcripts, notes, and reminders.” ” Pearson and Chegg are partnering for textbook rentals. “Ed access to VR growing as low-cost options expand,” says Education Dive.