Edsurge
JUNE 11, 2020
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.
Edsurge
MARCH 5, 2020
Soon someone from the company reached out to her to offer her full access to the site for free, which costs students either $39.95 One of the other giants of the study-aid world, Chegg, has also come under criticism by professors. Or, as she put it, “It gave me an idea that at least I was on track.” per month, or $119.40
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Edsurge
AUGUST 31, 2020
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. Company officials say it has policies and processes in place to remove offending material (though the onus still falls largely on faculty to report them).
Edsurge
APRIL 26, 2019
But now I can report that these tools have been adopted in thousands of U.S. higher education courseware in 2015, down from 50 percent the year before, according to a 2018 report from Macquarie, an investment bank and financial services company. Even the most digitally connected educator will have access to a printer, Fields said.
Edsurge
FEBRUARY 26, 2018
In Pearson’s 2017 full-year results report , the publisher stated that “we have concluded the strategic review of our US K12 courseware business and have classified the business as held for sale.” They’re much more comfortable with access, not ownership model.” a semester to access all of the company’s digital higher-ed materials.
Edsurge
JULY 28, 2021
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.
Edsurge
DECEMBER 28, 2018
Cheating on Chegg? It’s no surprise that students would ask for help on platforms like Chegg, which offer digital textbooks as well as tutoring and homework help. But these massive open online courses still continue to shape the way people around the world learn and access education. The “Year of the MOOC” is long behind us.
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