Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2022

This year’s 1 3th edition will swamp San Diego’s waterfront for four days and feature 1,000 speakers, including Thomas Friedman and Margaret Atwood, plus the buzziest for-profit companies in our industry. based education and workforce technology companies, together amounting to more than $150 billion in market capitalization.

EdTech 187

EdTech Chegg Udemy Company 187

Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2017

Bloomz , ClassDojo , Remind ), established companies ( SchoolMessenger ), and other deep pocket players from learning management system providers that already boast significant traction here. Do you know what company is “Facebook for country X?” Chegg (or Amazon for that matter)? MOOCs or General Assembly for country X.

EdTech 97

EdTech LMS Facebook Chegg 97

Hack Education

AUGUST 11, 2017

Not really ed-tech-related, except for all those companies saying they’re “Uber for education.” “ Purdue-Kaplan online university one step closer to reality,” the Journal & Courier reports. The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative ’s CTO, Brian Pinkerton , is leaving the company. The company has $8.3

Education 45

Education Coursera Khan Academy MOOC 45

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

” Also Facebook ’s DC lobbyist, Joel Kaplan, who was sitting right behind Kavanaugh as he screamed at Senators. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Gotta keep that MOOC hype alive. “ MOOCs Find a New Audience with On-Campus Students,” Edsurge claims. ” asks Edsurge.

Education 55

Education Chegg MOOC Robotics 55

Hack Education

JULY 6, 2018

Via The Wall Street Journal : “ California plans to sue one of the nation’s largest student loan companies.” ” That’s Kaplan , in case you can’t keep all these for-profit disasters straight. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). The Business of Financial Aid.

Education 46

Education Pearson MOOC Chegg 46

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