Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Tom Webster, the VP of strategy at the market research firm Edison Research, argued that the report should be viewed as “an extremely effective piece of content marketing,” pointing to the number of slides that cite data about or by a portfolio company of Meeker’s employer, the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Smith Caulfield.

Trends 56

Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. The company has raised some $77.5 They’re amazing.

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Via The Washington Post : “ Student loan companies reach $21.6 ” And via the Udacity blog : “ Self-Driving Cars for Everyone! From the Knewton blog : “ Introducing Knewton Product Updates for Fall 2017.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” The watchdog: the CFPB.

Education 48

Education Knewton Kaplan Robotics 48

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

The company said that the Department of Education’s decision to bar it from federal financial aid forced it to do so. Employees claim they were not notified that the company would be closing. Knewton has partnered with WebAssign. Coding Bootcamps (The Once and Future “For-Profit Higher Ed”). Buyer beware, FFS.

Khan Academy 40

Khan Academy Education LMS Company 40

Hack Education

AUGUST 24, 2018

” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ For-Profit Companies With the Highest Enrollments at Their Colleges, Fall 2016.” Inside Higher Ed on “The End of a Blogging Era at Harvard.” Via CNBC : “ Google , Apple and 13 other companies that no longer require employees to have a college degree.”

Education 46

Education MOOC Kaplan Robotics 46

Hack Education

MAY 19, 2017

Here are the education technology companies that have raised money from ISPs. I’d totally forgotten that Zynga was still a thing, but apparently the company has enough money to subsidize gaming courses. Via Edsurge : “ Pearson , an Investor in Knewton , Is ‘Phasing Out’ Partnership on Adaptive Products.”

Edmodo 45

Edmodo Education Knewton Pearson 45

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last. Sometimes they strike a deal.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145