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Udemy, an Online Course Platform Where Anyone Can Teach, Keeps Raising Money. What's Next?

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Udemy has become one of the best-funded companies in edtech, having raised another $80 million earlier this year, bringing its total raised to nearly $300 million. So, what are its plans, and how does it see the market for online courses changing after the pandemic? First, some background. They work at this every day.

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

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Since at least last year, Meta has experimented with Facebook Classes, a program designed to make online instruction through its platform smoother. A consultant recently noticed a company announcement about the features in the U.K. The company did not respond to questions about the program.

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?The Future of Online Learning Is Offline: What Strava Can Teach Digital Course Designers

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Quickly I found that even as I logged runs on Strava daily, I struggled to find the time to log into platforms like Coursera, Udemy or Udacity to finish courses produced by my fellow instructional designers. Why was the fitness app so “sticky” as opposed to the online learning platforms? A few companies are heading that way.

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Online Education: Will it Make Us Smarter? #SXSWedu

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How do we assess quality with all of the online education providers that are out there? Small start ups and giant MOOCS. Adult learning space, higher Ed, and K-12 all have different needs so they create different markets. All of the panelists are from companies that connect teachers directly to students.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). “ Are MOOCs Forever ?” An ex-Corinthian student is filing a federal class-action lawsuit against the firms that now own the private loans, as well as a collection company seeking to recoup the debt from borrowers.” Spoiler alert: no.).

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Tony Bates looks at “Brexit and online learning in Europe.” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). From the edX blog : “How to be a Better Learner: Determine Your Learning Style.” ” Try learning styles, maybe. Priorities. Updates from ISTE.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Via The New York Times : “DeVos Abandons Plan to Allow One Company to Service Federal Student Loans.” Buzzfeed’s Molly Hensley-Clancy looks at the acquisition of EDMC – the parent company of the Art Institutes chain – by The Dream Center Foundation , a network of Christian missionary centers.