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Top EdSurge Higher Education Stories of 2021

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Coursera Is Now a Public Company. Elite Colleges Started EdX as a Nonprofit Alternative to Coursera. More Students Are Using Chegg to Cheat. Flipped Learning Can Be a Key to Transforming Teaching and Learning Post-Pandemic. By Robert Talbert. A math professor makes the case for using class time for active learning. By Jeffrey R.

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Public Edtech Companies Have Been Rare. These SPACs Will Change That.

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That leaves 2U, Chegg and Stride (formerly known as K12 Inc.) He was an early investor in Chegg, which went public in 2013 and whose stock more than doubled in 2020. He’s also backed Coursera and Course Hero, two privately held edtech companies that are each valued at more than $1 billion. public market.

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EdSurge HigherEd Year in Review: Our Top Higher Education Stories of 2018

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Now, MOOC providers like edX and Coursera are looking towards new (and sometimes paid) offerings, as well as so-called “MicroBachelors” degrees designed to break up undergraduate credential into discrete components. Cheating on Chegg? EdX Quietly Developing ‘MicroBachelors’ Program. In other words,” writes EdSurge writer Jeffrey R.

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The Post-Pandemic Outlook for Edtech

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Case in point: Online course provider Coursera reported more than 13 million new registered users since mid-March, a 535 percent increase from the same period last year. College students are turning to digital tutoring platforms like Chegg and online course providers like Coursera, both of which have performed well over the last few months.

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Course Hero Adds $70 Million to Series B Fundraise

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Companies like Coursera, which helps universities build and access online courses, have ridden the momentum from new registrations to secure a $130 million investment in July. Capitalizing on increased usage seems to be the formula among edtech companies seeking new money this year. According to the EdSurge database, U.S.

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Duolingo IPO Shows Investors Think Edtech Is Still Growing.

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As a string of online-education companies have gone public, including Chegg, Coursera, Kahoot and others, it seems that investors have decided that there’s enough public interest in digital learning, and they want in.

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Why I'm Still Bullish About the State of Edtech

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NYSE: INST), Coursera, Inc. Chegg (NYSE: CHGG) is down 43.8 We wouldn’t be surprised if 2U or Chegg were taken private in the next year, since both companies have strong fundamentals and exceptional human capital. Here’s why 2021 was a banner year for U.S. NYSE: PWSC), Duolingo, Inc. NASDAQ: DUOL), Instructure Holdings, Inc.

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