Edsurge

MAY 13, 2021

Amidst the hype, two competing entities were formed within a few weeks of each other: One of them was Coursera, a for-profit startup backed by the biggest-name investors in Silicon Valley, who argued that they were building a billion-dollar company, a rare “unicorn,” as venture capitalists say. And how is edX doing by comparison?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 13, 2021

A most disruptive year to schools and society proved lucrative for the education industry, particularly for those raising private capital. education technology startups raised over $2.2 Many education entrepreneurs have long mused about how new technologies would usher in a “disruption” of the education market.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2018

It’s depressing shorthand for skepticism about online education in general. Yet, the fundamental problem with this line of questioning is that it inaccurately conflates access to online learning content with access to a course experience. 21 percent of people open an educational email campaign.

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