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Facebook Seems to Be Adding Video-Course Features. For Edtech, That Raises Old Fears.

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A consultant recently noticed a company announcement about the features in the U.K. Facebook Classes for Events ‘Classes’ is new event type which can be selected when creating a new online event on Facebook. The service is an extension of the company’s paid live events feature.

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Why I'm Still Bullish About the State of Edtech

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This year’s 1 3th edition will swamp San Diego’s waterfront for four days and feature 1,000 speakers, including Thomas Friedman and Margaret Atwood, plus the buzziest for-profit companies in our industry. More than $1 billion in headline-grabbing transactions are likely to be announced at the event. NYSE: COUR), Udemy, Inc.

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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

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The report is always a big deal in technology circles – “a tech industry event in its own right,” as Wired’s Steven Levy put it in 2012 – and many publications and pundits dutifully cover Meeker’s observations, often adding very little analysis of their own. ” he asks. can make political donations.

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