Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2019

Rounding out the podium for top dollars raised in 2019 with $90 million is Examity , a Boston-based provider of exam proctoring tools used by colleges and universities, assessment groups, professional certification boards and employers. came from two open online course platforms. Online homework platform Knowbox raised $150 million.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2017

He’s never been a fan of digital textbooks or MOOCs.) He also believes the market is also moving towards tools that bundle assessment and content, rather than being offered as separate products. It’s an observation borne, perhaps, out of his experience working with Smarterer, a skills assessment platform that was.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 2, 2019

But how do they compete with resources like MOOCs and OERs that have made high quality course content from respected university professors available for free? It offers unlimited access to digital textbooks and course materials for $119.99 Develop Adaptive Learning Platforms. a semester.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”) million in venture capital from high profile names like LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman and from firms active in ed-tech investing such as Learn Capital. The company has raised some $77.5

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2020

In a 2018 survey of hiring leaders , we found that online pre-hire assessment was the single most likely “disruptor” of the reliance on degrees in hiring, followed by simulation-based hiring. It seems certain that more professional learning will happen outside of traditional institutions and campuses – especially if colleges fail to adapt.

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Wired Campus

APRIL 30, 2015

So we started Versal to really allow anybody to create online courses, assignments, homework assignments, and so on, and really make it as easy as it is to build a PowerPoint. For that, we invented a concept called Learning Gadgets. Learning Gadgets are almost like little apps. You can create a timeline.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

” “Two assessment companies – Educational Testing Service and Data Recognition Corp. Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Inside Higher Ed : “Humans, the Latest MOOC Feature.” ” Of course, you have to pay $300 for this “features.”

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Online courses helped kick off a movement promising that your zipcode no longer had to determine the quality of education you received. A single mom in middle America could learn to code from Google instructor. In the first wave of online learning, we focused on democratizing access to content.

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Coursera MOOC Education Khan Academy 103

Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

” But of course, that’s not quite true: my first introduction to Papert's work was actually a decade earlier, when I sat at an Apple II and taught a Turtle how to move about the screen. .” ” This argument is, of course, ridiculously daft, as “the liberal arts” has historically included math and science.

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Technology Education Microsoft Industry 85

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

That’s not the story that DeVos wants to tell, of course.). Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “ California Should Watch Arkansas Process for Creating New Online Institution,” says Mindwires Consulting’s Phil Hill. Carnegie Learning has acquired Globaloria. million total.

Education 51

Education ProctorU Company Report 51

Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

” The Whiteboard Advisors’ latest “Education Insider” report ( PDF ) is on assessment trends, higher education, and the presidential campaigns. Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). “ Blackboard Partners with Fishtree for Personalized Learning,” says Campus Technology.

Education 52

Education Pearson Report MOOC 52

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

There are, of course, vast inequalities in access to technology — in school and at home and otherwise — and in how these technologies get used. Rafter, a course material provider that was an early advocate of and provider for this bundling of textbooks and tuition, closed its doors in 2016 , having raised more than $86 million.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JANUARY 19, 2018

” WV is West Virginia , of course. ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). There’s more MOOC news in the job training section below. Of course, Harvard doesn’t keep quiet about anything, does it.). ” The company: Questar Assessment, Inc.

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Education Elsevier MOOC Knewton 44

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

” The Trump Administration is calling it “ restoring Internet freedom ,” because of f **g course. The “nation’s report card” is the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP. ” From the press release : “ MOOCs and books initiative launched by Springer and Federica Weblearning.”

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

Humphrey testified that he hired Hubbard on a $7,500-per-month consulting contract to connect him to legislative leaders in other states, as Edgenuity tried to sell digital courses.” ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). “Should Your Online Course Sound Like ‘Serial’? .”)

Education 48

Education MOOC Company Report 48

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

” Of course. ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). The “ invisible ” “adaptive learning” company has raised $38.7 Alphabet is, of course, the parent company of Google. Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ Ashford U. million total.

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Education Company Data Elsevier 46

Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

And of course current Undersecretary of Education, Ted Mitchell, is a former VC.) ” “ Northwest Evaluation Association To Enter State Assessment Market,” says Education Week. Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). From the Coursera blog : “Coursera pilots a new course format.”

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Coursera Education E-rate Company 60