Edsurge
DECEMBER 30, 2019
Maia Sharpley’s career in education includes serving in executive positions with the New York City Department of Education, Kaplan and Charter Schools USA. Unicorns such as Coursera, Udemy, Varsity Tutors and VIPKid led the way with innovative solutions.
Edsurge
DECEMBER 21, 2021
The growth of educational platform companies such as Coursera and 2U is being driven in part by a surge in demand for certificate programs and “alternative credential” offerings. And major companies and industry groups are increasingly getting into the credentialing game, exemplified by firms such as IBM and Google.
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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. Between 2004 and 2011, I worked as an executive in SchoolNet and Kaplan, both of which grew into successful and innovative education companies. 2004-2011: Washington Leans In.
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
NOVEMBER 6, 2019
A number of colleges have partnered with big MOOC providers, principally Coursera and edX, to offer large-scale online courses at far lower prices, in part to attract new students to their higher-priced online degrees. Boxed-in on campus, some universities have turned to virtual degrees to wriggle out of their tuition squeeze.
Hack Education
AUGUST 11, 2017
“ Purdue-Kaplan online university one step closer to reality,” the Journal & Courier reports. ” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Edsurge : “ Andrew Ng , Co-Founder of Coursera , Returns to MOOC Teaching With New AI Course.” ” The Google Memo.
Hack Education
MAY 5, 2017
More on last week’s Purdue and Kaplan deal: “ Purdue ’s deal for Kaplan U trades a long-term business relationship for low up-front costs while raising worries – especially among faculty groups – about blurred lines between public and private higher ed,” Inside Higher Ed reports. .”
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