Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

” Pearson and Chegg are partnering for textbook rentals. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. The private student loan company has raised $50 million total, but I’m told “fintech” doesn’t “count” as ed-tech so let’s just ignore this trend, right? Very thorough research, gj.

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Education E-rate MOOC Data 44

Hack Education

AUGUST 11, 2017

Not really ed-tech-related, except for all those companies saying they’re “Uber for education.” The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative ’s CTO, Brian Pinkerton , is leaving the company. Jen Howard on “What Happened to Google’s Effort to Scan Millions of University Library Books ?”

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Education Coursera Khan Academy MOOC 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. Students would be required to pay.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145