Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Investors from these previous rounds include Flybridge Capital Partners, Index Ventures, Alexis Ohanian and Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group. “We Codecademy has been on our radar for a long time, as one of the early, long-standing leaders in online learning,” said Amit Patel, Owl Ventures’ managing director. “We

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Chegg Company EdTech Education 154

Edsurge

JUNE 30, 2020

Byju’s claims its online learning app, which offers instructional videos, live classes and practice questions, is now used by more than 57 million students. They include Yuanfudao, which raised $1 billion in March in a deal led by Tencent Holdings and Hillhouse Capital Group that valued the company at $7.8

EdTech 136

EdTech Chegg Udemy Industry 136

Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Cheating on Chegg? It’s no surprise that students would ask for help on platforms like Chegg, which offer digital textbooks as well as tutoring and homework help. Does Online Education Help Low-income Students Succeed? Here’s a peek at four projects highlighted by Justin Hendrix, the executive director of the NYC Media Lab.

MOOC 121

MOOC Coursera Chegg Pearson 121

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2020

Online tests have also meant a booming business for companies that sell homework and test answers, including Chegg and Course Hero. a month, Chegg is offering a new service that provides fast answers to math problems submitted by smartphone camera, step-by-step solution included.

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Chegg ProctorU Education Company 123

Hack Education

MAY 18, 2018

Via Inside Higher Ed : “Career Training Groups Encouraged by Trump Pick for CTE Job.” “Free College” Via Edsurge : “For Free Community College , Online Learning Isn’t Always Part of the Recipe for Success.” Chegg has acquired WriteLab for $15 million. ” More via Edsurge.

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Education Company MOOC Report 49

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

But other times, the scenes that were captured were taken out of context or these videos were purposefully weaponized (by conservative groups, for example, who encourage students to film their professors’ lectures and submit their names to “watch lists”). Altius Education. The Hour of Code. billion for 2016. Common Core State Standards.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

Hack Education

OCTOBER 26, 2018

” The education company “dead pool” gets some new cold bodies this week… Professional Educational Services Group , which hires substitute teachers in Michigan, has closed its doors. “ Ed Tech Cybersecurity : Suppose they gave a data breach and nobody came,” writes Phil Hill on the Chegg data breach.

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Education Khan Academy Company MOOC 60