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From Mexico to China: Why the World is Interested in the United States Edtech Market

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He says the tools from Spain have quality content for Spanish speakers, and for English tools, tech providers such as Pearson and Mcgraw Hill have sufficed in the past, but he is looking for more STEM learning tools now. “I Limin Chen “They want adaptive learning tools, STEM products and learning management systems,” says Chen. “If

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Deals and More Deals: The Top Edtech Business Stories of 2019

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The gaming giant worked with the Institute of Play to create STEM-focused, hands-on learning experiences that promote collaboration, creativity and problem solving. We later learned that the education publisher paid less than $17 million —much less than the $180 million that Knewton had previously raised.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via the Coursera blog : “New mobile features: Transcripts, notes, and reminders.” " It’s lovely to see the big innovation from the MOOC startups in 2017 involves the learning management system. The adaptive learning company has raised $16 million total.

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Education Technology and the 'New Economy'

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Nevertheless, computer science education, along with STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) continued to be promoted this year, often framed as something students should pursue instead of “ liberal arts.” “Everyone should learn to code.” “Everyone should learn to code.”

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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He told NPR in 2015 that Knewton’s adaptive learning software was a “mind-reading robo tutor in the sky.” But these outlandish claims of a powerful piece of learning software never matched what materialized. Coursera has raised over $310 million. In other words, the crisis may be “ a myth.”.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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He believes the future of education means all STEM, no arts and no humanities. ” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Edsurge : “ Coursera ’s New Strategy Takes Inspiration From Netflix – and LinkedIn.” Adeptemy , an adaptive learning company, has raised $3.48