Edsurge
JUNE 14, 2022
The tech giant Meta, widely known under its previous name Facebook, seems to be eyeing a way to allow users to offer video classes. Since at least last year, Meta has experimented with Facebook Classes, a program designed to make online instruction through its platform smoother. For now, Meta isn’t taking a cut of live events.
Edsurge
DECEMBER 28, 2021
Coursera went public , while edX was acquired by the public company 2U for $800 million and lost its non-profit status. In March, Coursera went public on the NYSE, raising $519 million. million) and how much Coursera paid its university partners ($281 million). In 2021, two of the biggest MOOC providers had an “exit” event.
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Edsurge
APRIL 1, 2022
One of our portfolio companies LearnPlatform publishes a regular “ Edtech Top 40 ” list of the most used edtech products in K12 schools nationwide: perhaps unsurprisingly, Google products take 8 of the top 10 spots. But as a point of reference: Google did not yet exist. NYSE: INST), Coursera, Inc. NYSE: PWSC), Duolingo, Inc.
Edsurge
JANUARY 28, 2019
From GDPR to Facebook scandals, many tech CEOs were defending big data, its use, and how they’re safeguarding the public. Google invested $25 million in AI for Good and Microsoft added an AI for Humanitarian Action to its prior commitment. More companies will make AI a strategic initiative in corporate social responsibility.
Edsurge
MARCH 29, 2017
Coursera sits somewhat awkwardly on the border between traditional higher education and the Silicon Valley-forces working to disrupt it. EdSurge: I’ve heard folks at Coursera refer to your courses and microcredential programs as “products.” It has been five year since Coursera launched its first MOOCs. How’s that going?
EdNews Daily
NOVEMBER 30, 2016
Beyond coursework, students swim in a flux of data, buffeted by phone calls, text messages, Facebook updates, Twitter tweets, news crawls, and other sources. Another is the rise of the MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) or online instructional platforms like edX, Coursera, or Udacity. Or must they take a leave of absence?
Edsurge
JUNE 18, 2017
But during that same fifteen-year period, we also witnessed the birth and growth of highly influential firms like Google, Amazon, Facebook, Tencent and Alibaba. ASU Global Freshman Academy, Coursera and edX have taken the StraighterLine model—and pushed it even further.
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