Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2018

The colleges and companies offering MOOCs can be pretty guarded these days about releasing specific numbers on how many people enroll or pay for a “verified certificate” or microcredential showing they took the course. But both Coursera and EdX, two of the largest providers, do release lists of their most popular courses.

MOOC 162

MOOC Coursera Course Company 162

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

“Businesses today have to be more agile and have to be able to pivot—access to content needs to be very rapid,” says Lori Bradley, executive vice president for global talent management at PVH Corp, a publicly- traded fashion and apparel company with 35,000 employees. According to the Association for Talent Development, U.S.

Coursera 149

Coursera lynda.com Training MOOC 149

Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2020

As edtech-focused investors, we at Rethink Education set out to unpack the impact of the pandemic. The new nature of remote work has presented challenges to all employees. Enterprise Learning In enterprise learning, here are the trends that we’re watching closely when it comes to how companies are supporting their employees.

Training 172

Training Education Learning Industry 172

Edsurge

AUGUST 12, 2020

While high-resolution data for community colleges isn’t available, we can see evidence for this in proxies such as Google search trends , consumers’ growing openness and intention to study online , booming MOOC enrollment , and publicly-traded online learning company enrollment results. That presents both an opportunity and a challenge.

Digital Badges 208

Digital Badges MOOC Trends Industry 208

eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2016

There are literally hundreds, if not thousands of apps and online edtech tools for that! To help you get a little bit more innovative in the coming academic year, here is a list of proven-effective edtech tools that may be highly useful in the classroom. This edtech tool is another way to get information to prepare teaching materials.

EdTech 40

EdTech Coursera Tools Blended Learning 40

Edsurge

MAY 7, 2018

While there are high-profile examples of companies enhancing their tuition assistance benefits—such as the Starbucks deal with Arizona State or Chipotle’s work with Guild Education —that is not the norm (even though it represents a trend worth watching). But wait, didn’t companies say they see talent as a top priority?

Education 113

Education Company Coursera Policies 113

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

This summer yielded a surprising announcement in the world of online education: that edX, founded by Harvard University and MIT a decade ago as a nonprofit alternative to for-profit online education providers, had agreed to sell its operations to a for-profit company, 2U. Universities that paid into Coursera were paying fees to a vendor.

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Coursera Company Course Online Learning 173

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 6, 2020

The following are a few examples of learning resources that are available for ongoing education outside of high school and university: Certification Programs – Certification programs are typically training programs that are offered by tech companies or other organizations outside of traditional academia. More on education reform.

Khan Academy 252

Khan Academy MOOC Course Software 252

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

These developments will have important implications for colleges and universities, training and skills providers, edtech firms and investors and other stakeholders in the education ecosystem. And the number of active students in short-form offerings brokered by the company has grown ten-fold from the end of 2019 to the end of 2020.

Learning 166

Learning Training Digital Badges Coursera 166

Doug Levin

MARCH 5, 2017

Ever wonder how stories covered by popular edtech outlets – such as edSurge, eSchoolNews, Tech & Learning, and THE Journal – get selected? A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 9 Edition). At stake: "technology companies have long used to hook students on their brands for life."

EdTech 170

EdTech Coursera Data Case Study 170

Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

” That’s the headline describing a conversation between Recode and Coursera ’s Daphne Koller. Steve Dembo recently announced that he’s leaving the company after 10+ years. One company not using Amazon to run its computing infrastructure: Blackboard. ” Try learning styles, maybe. Updates from ISTE.

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MOOC Education Blackboard OER 48

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

” Via Campus Technology : “ Coursera ’s CEO on the Evolving Meaning of ‘MOOC’ ” There’s more ECOT news – there’s always more ECOT news – in the “state and local politics” section above. .’” The textbook company has raised $6 million total.

Education 54

Education MOOC Blackboard E-rate 54

Hack Education

MARCH 24, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “ Coursera Removes Biometric Identity Verification Using Keystroke Matching,” Class Central reports. An update on Coursera co-founder Andrew Ng’s employment status in the HR section below. ” Ng is, of course, the co-founder of the MOOC startup Coursera.

Education 52

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 52

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.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145