Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2017

There’s a realization with a number of high-profile implosions or corrections, whether it’s AltSchool or Knewton , that have cooled a lot of folk’s appetite,” says Pianko. We’ve seen the most interest in SaaS (software-as-a-service) models where the product is complementary to an existing platform.”. That may be changing.

EdTech 93

EdTech Pearson Company Knewton 93

Hack Education

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Connexeo (school administration software): $110 million. Coursera (online education): $210.1 Knewton (adaptive learning): $182.3 Yuanfudao (tutoring): $250 million. 17zuoye (tutoring): $200 million. Peilian.com (music education): $150 million. DreamBox Learning (adaptive learning): $130 million. 17zuoye (tutoring): $585 million.

Trends 93

Trends MOOC Company Edmodo 93

Hack Education

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Carnegie Mellon announced it would open source its digital learning software. Coursera raised $109 million in venture company because investors are cray. Coursera raised $109 million in venture company because investors are cray. Google was fined $170 million for violating children’s privacy on YouTube. LOL LOL LOL.

Technology 67

Technology Pearson Education MOOC 67

Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

According to excerpts of speeches published by Wikileaks – stolen data – Clinton called the Common Core a “political failure” in a speech she gave to Knewton. Neither Knewton nor the Clinton campaign have confirmed the veracity of this leaked speech. Education Politics. Data, Privacy, and Surveillance.

Education 40

Education lynda.com Knewton E-rate 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Or the company will have to start charging for the software. In 2018, Mozilla said it would retire Backpack, its platform for sharing and displaying badges, and would help users move their badges to Badgr, software developed by the tech company Concentric Sky. The End of Library" Stories (and the Software that Seems to Support That).

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JANUARY 19, 2018

Via Techcrunch : “ Google and Coursera launch program to train more IT support specialists.” “ Google is jeopardizing A frican-American literature sites ,” says The Outline. Via The Chicago Tribune : “ Google’s art selfies aren’t available in Illinois. ” asks Edsurge.

Education 44

Education Elsevier MOOC Knewton 44

Hack Education

JULY 14, 2017

” Via Education Dive : “ Coursera ’s Tom Willerer talks personalization, access.” “Mind-reading robo tutor in the sky” company Knewton has a new CEO , Brian Kibby , formerly with Pearson. ” Google profiles Niji Collins , a winner in the latest Google Code-In contest.

Education 45

Education Pearson Report Robotics 45