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Top Trends Higher Education Textbook Publishers Must Follow

Kitaboo on EdTech

For those who are newly exploring the digital market, keeping up with the trends which change rapidly is difficult. Here are some of the top trends that higher education textbook publishers must follow to increase their digital sales: 1. Also Read: 8 Highly Effective Digital Publishing Strategies. WANT TO KNOW HOW KITABOO WORKS?

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

Edsurge

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. Publicly traded education technology companies are rare. Soon, there will be one fewer after tech training provider Pluralsight gets taken private later this year.

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The Post-Pandemic Outlook for Edtech

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If we deliver some value to them in this crisis, we hope we become an essential part of their mathematics strategy and practice,” says DreamBox CEO Jessie Woolley-Wilson. Maybe that’s a trend that will stick over time.” And customers seem grateful. “If Before the pandemic, according to the latest available data, only 15 percent of U.S.

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In Move to ‘Unlimited’ Pricing Model, Cengage Hopes for a Comeback

Edsurge

It used to be the case that startups would look to publishers as a viable exit strategy, in that they hoped to get acquired. Tell me a little bit about some of your recent partnerships with companies such as Chegg. What’s your strategy behind partnerships? Chegg provides, amongst other things, tutoring services.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” “Examining Trends in Graduate Student Debt by Race and Ethnicity” by Seton Hall University professor Robert Kelchen. Chegg has acquired WriteLab for $15 million. Via Inside Higher Ed : “How Parent PLUS Worsens the Racial Wealth Gap.” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed. Selected has raised $1.2

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via Inside Higher Ed : “2-Pronged Strategy Against ‘ Gainful ’ Rule.” I missed this news back in February: Chegg acquired RefMe. Via The New York Times : “A Few Telling Freshman Trends.” ” Via Reuters : “Some U.S. coding boot camps stumble in a crowded field.”

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan called badges a “game-changing strategy.”. You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019.

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