The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

But half of that went to just six companies, including the celebrity tutorial provider MasterClass, the online learning platform Udemy and the school and college review site Niche. Its server costs rose, and it had to hire more people to provide customer support and teacher training. Sandro Olivieri, founder and president, Productive.

Technology 122

Technology Coursera Company Education 122

Edsurge

JANUARY 29, 2019

That means that the students then get to access that content asynchronously on their time. That was something that Khan Academy understood—the value for students to access content at their convenience in the environments in which they're comfortable, and to be able to see the same lecture over and over again. I'm very worried.

Video 121

Video Khan Academy Udemy MOOC 121

EdTechSandyK

MARCH 4, 2013

Building learning content that students can access on their own. Udemy - 80% male because focuses on tech space. Also important to support course developers/teachers with instructional design training since many may not come from education backgrounds. Teachers are students at high end universities.

Udemy 49

Udemy Education MOOC Survey 49

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

” She posits gaming as the new site for “modern learning,” with an emphasis on skills training and data-driven self-improvement. EverFi (“critical skills” training) –- $190 million. EverFi (“critical skills” training) – $251 million. Pluralsight (skills training) – $192.5

Trends 56

Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

Edsurge

JANUARY 13, 2021

“Traditional higher education is very important, but it alone is insufficient for career advancement,” says Bittner, a co-founder of Firework Ventures, which invests in the workforce training sector. Given the changing economy, we see a real opportunity to support companies that are training people in soft and technical skills,” says Bittner.

EdTech 179

EdTech Coursera Company Industry 179

Edsurge

AUGUST 25, 2020

In 2019, a record year for education investments, the top deals went to companies offering educational and job skill training to individuals, employers and employees. A few companies serving the K-12 market got in on the action, like Newsela and ClassDojo, but they were the exceptions.

EdTech 149

EdTech PresenceLearning Udemy Company 149

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

and aims to address some of the obstacles to broadband adoption -- in terms of cost, access, relevance, and digital literacy. Google has worked to address many of the accessibility issues, and The Chronicle of HIgher Education reports that the issue was resolved "without any admission of wrongdoing."

Knewton 43

Knewton Pearson E-rate Education 43

Edsurge

MAY 3, 2017

There’s also Pluralsight, a provider of tech-training courses that analysts bet will hit the public market soon. We’ve really broadened the focus beyond edtech and into enterprise training and talent,” says the co-founder and managing partner at GSV Acceleration. 2:00PM: Mapping EdTech Globally by Navitas Ventures.

Coursera 67

Coursera Knewton Udemy EdTech 67

Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

” She promises that every kid will learn to code (of course) by having the private sector train CS teachers. Via Inverse : “ Udemy ’s Exodus, Amazon ’s Gain. Hillary Clinton unveiled her tech platform this week. Her “ innovation agenda.” ” Try learning styles, maybe.

MOOC 48

MOOC Education Blackboard OER 48

Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2017

The for-profit Charlotte School of Law says it might get its access to federal financial aid restored. ” Not sure why these are the four, but there you go: Udemy , Lynda , Coursera , and Skillshare. The Business of Job Training. ” Codecademy, Edsurge contends, is now a competitor to Coursera and Udacity.

Khan Academy 46

Khan Academy Elsevier Education MOOC 46