Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Knewton drew heaps of hype and investment by promising to provide artificial-intelligence technology to major textbook companies to make their content more adaptive. Now the company has pivoted, and it is poised to formally announce its own online courseware that will compete head-to-head with those publishing giants.

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Knewton Strategy OER Pearson 113

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. The company has raised some $77.5

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Via The Guardian : “US library to enforce jail sentences for overdue books.” ” That’s the Athens-Limestone public library in Alabama (and that’s completely f *d up). The company said that the Department of Education’s decision to bar it from federal financial aid forced it to do so.

Khan Academy 40

Khan Academy Education LMS Company 40

Hack Education

JANUARY 19, 2018

” More news about a data breach at a testing company in the infosec section below. Edsurge covers Clever ’s new product “Clever Goals,” which takes the data that the company gleans about student usage of technology and sells it back to schools. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

Education 44

Education Elsevier MOOC Knewton 44

Hack Education

MAY 19, 2017

Here are the education technology companies that have raised money from ISPs. ” The New York Times looks at “ anti-tax fervor ” in southern Oregon , which will result in the one public library in Roseburg closing its doors. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” More via Education Week.

Edmodo 45

Edmodo Education Knewton Pearson 45

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. Students would be required to pay.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

” I’ll be adding student loan company Quiklo to the ed-tech dead pool. ” The University of Wisconsin at Madison plans to close 22 libraries and create six “hubs” in their stead, says The Wisconsin State Journal. ” Inside Higher Ed on Knewton ’s “pivot.”

Kaplan 50

Kaplan Education Robotics E-rate 50