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Duolingo Just Raised $35M. Udemy Got $50M. Both Are Valued Billions More.

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Udemy, which offers an online marketplace where anyone can access, create and sell video courses, has turned its focus on the corporate learning market this year. Udemy raised the same amount in February for its Series E round. But between them, Udemy’s valuation has grown from $2 billion to $3.25

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“Technology Tools for Online Education” Mini Book and Udemy Course Released

eSchool News

The book is part of a blended learning environment and has an accompanying four-hour, on-demand Udemy course. Over 4,000 educators are already enrolled in the online Udemy course, which will be free during the book launch August 10-12th. “As Educators have access to the online course for free using the downloadable promo code here.

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Master Mobile Learning: The Best Corporate Training Apps for On-the-Go Education

Kitaboo on EdTech

The Power of Mobile Learning Flexibility and Convenience Remote Accessibility Microlearning Interactive and Engaging Content Real-Time Feedback and Progress Tracking Scalability and Cost-Effectiveness III. The Best Corporate Training Apps KITABOO Udemy for Business LinkedIn Learning IV. The Importance of Corporate Training Apps II.

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Upskilling Trend Brings Coupons, ‘Flash Sales’ and Other Marketing Gimmicks to Higher Ed

Edsurge

“Now is the time,” said a recent promotional email from Udemy, a library of online courses. There are even memes marking this trend, like one that went viral on Reddit showing a still frame from a cartoon depicting a turtle labeled “a New Udemy course” joining a group of other turtles labeled “All my unfinished courses.”

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Smartphones in Education: Redirecting Distraction with Mobile Learning

ViewSonic Education

These powerful handheld devices not only enable access to the Internet and a universe of educational apps, but their fast speeds and vast processing power make them essential tools, particularly for engineering and science students. However, blanket bans ignore the benefits that mobile learning can bring to the classroom.

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Udemy’s Upskilling and Educational Content is Now Available on LenovoEDU Community

eSchool News

Udemy, the world’s largest destination for learning and teaching online, today announced that the recently launched LenovoEDU community by Lenovo will offer Udemy content and pathways to course recommendations for specific careers.

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Best Professional Development Tools for Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Audiobooks offer the added convenience of being accessible even in situations where a print or digital ebook is not. Free and premium online courses Gone are the days when you need to go through a whole process in order to access paywalled knowledge. The Internet has made it super easy to self-educate.