eSchool News
JUNE 27, 2023
HOBOKEN – Pearson , the world’s leading learning company, announced today that Connections Academy , its K-12 online school program will expand its slate of college and career readiness initiatives for middle and high school students. Credly is a Pearson business. That’s why our c.20,000
Edsurge
JULY 28, 2021
Then publishing giant Pearson bought it from Apple in 2006. But by 2015, Pearson was looking to unload PowerSchool , which was bought by the private-equity firm Vista Equity Partners for $350 million. Last week Instructure, which makes the Canvas learning management system, went public , and Coursera had its IPO in March.
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American Consortium for Equity in Education
JUNE 23, 2023
Partners with Coursera, e-Dynamic Learning, Acadeum, and Credly to offer career courses, credentials, college credit, and badges; innovative tri-credit approach to prepare students faster for college and careers Pearson, the world’s leading learning company, announced today that Connections Academy, its K-12 Keep Reading Pearson’s Connections (..)
Edsurge
AUGUST 5, 2022
It’s a self-reinforcing strategy that is the same one followed by Coursera. edX was never the premier MOOC brand—that title belongs to Coursera. These companies, which help colleges set up online programs and often help finance them as well in exchange for a cut of revenues, have lately seen a barrage of bad news.
Edsurge
DECEMBER 28, 2018
Now, MOOC providers like edX and Coursera are looking towards new (and sometimes paid) offerings, as well as so-called “MicroBachelors” degrees designed to break up undergraduate credential into discrete components. So what do the top courses on MOOC platforms like edX and Coursera tell us about where teaching is heading?
Edsurge
DECEMBER 25, 2019
Finally: Pearson Sells Its US K-12 Courseware Business—for $250 Million* by Tony Wan In February, Pearson finally announced the long-awaited sale of its U.S. The headline value of the deal reads $250 million, but the complex terms has one former Pearson executive calling it a “fire sale.” K-12 courseware business—to a U.S.
Edsurge
JANUARY 26, 2022
Coursera, for example, reported that as of the end of 2020, it had grown to having more than 77 million registered learners on its platform from more than 190 countries—although not all of those people are taking courses for credit or are seeking credentials. In retrospect, Christensen was right—with one caveat.
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