Edsurge

OCTOBER 21, 2020

companies like Coursera are raising hundreds of millions at billion-dollar valuations. Source: Brighteye Ventures: “ The European EdTech Funding Report 2020.” The global education technology industry is headed for a record-setting year when it comes to venture capital investments. In the U.S., Wirz notes.)

EdTech 117

EdTech Coursera Company Industry 117

Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

Pitchbook reported a similar trend, noting that the pandemic’s “impact on aggregate VC activity was hardly apocalyptic,” with healthcare, digital enterprise and consumer-service startups attracting plenty of capital. Those that help bridge the communication gap and provide high-quality instructional materials will fare better, says Sharpley.

EdTech 185

EdTech PresenceLearning Company Trends 185

Edsurge

JULY 20, 2017

A 2016 report funded by the Gates Foundation found that in the U.S. alone, there are 13,000 instructional designers. Instructional design is experiencing a renaissance. Start with the “big four” that most people have heard of: Coursera, Udacity, Udemy, and EdX. Surely a lot has changed!

Udemy 143

Udemy Course Coursera MOOC 143

Hack Education

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Department of Education recently announced it would miss a key deadline to repeal an Obama administration rule that seeks to hold career-education programs accountable for producing graduates with unmanageable debt,” Inside Higher Ed reports on the latest on " gainful employment." That group is called School Board Partners.

Education 54

Education MOOC Report Data 54

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

Daphne Koller left Coursera this year. Remind co-founder Brett Kopf was replaced as CEO by Brian Grey, formerly CEO of the Bleacher Report. These are just the ones that were reported by the press, of course.). Sebastian Thrun stepped down as Udacity’s CEO. Jen Medbery stepped down as CEO of Kickboard.

Technology 40

Technology Education Common Core Company 40

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

” The provider in question is Coursera , which has raised some $146.1 ” asks The Hechinger Report. Edsurge reports that NewSchools Venture Fund is running another competition – this one to fund entrepreneurs who build PreK–12 special education apps. ” asks The Hechinger Report.

Education 45

Education Company MOOC Khan Academy 45