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Could Coursera Become as Prestigious as Harvard? This Expert Thinks So.

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That’s the view of Arthur Levine, in a new book called “ The Great Upheaval: Higher Education’s Past, Present, and Uncertain Future ,” which he co-wrote with Scott Van Pelt, a lecturer and associate director of the Communication Program for the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. It doesn't matter if I learned it on Wikipedia.

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Elite Colleges Started EdX as a Nonprofit Alternative to Coursera. How Is It Doing?

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Amidst the hype, two competing entities were formed within a few weeks of each other: One of them was Coursera, a for-profit startup backed by the biggest-name investors in Silicon Valley, who argued that they were building a billion-dollar company, a rare “unicorn,” as venture capitalists say.

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Coursera Couple Returns to Higher Ed With $14.5M to Recreate In-Person Learning, Online

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It was started by one of the co-founders of Blackboard, now a household name in education technology. Avida is the husband of Coursera co-founder Daphne Koller, and one of the first board members of the company that helped put the spotlight on massive online open courses, or MOOCs. But they are not done with higher education yet.

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What to Know About SQL and How to Try it Out

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The SQL programming language has become a standardized database technology , so it’s unlikely it’s going anywhere anytime soon. We recommend Codecademy’s “Learn SQL” course or Coursera’s “Introduction to Structured Query Language” course. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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ParentSquare Named to the 2024 GSV 150: The Top Growth Companies in Digital Learning & Workforce Skills 

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This recognition is a testament to our mission of developing industry-leading technologies that bridge school-home communication gaps. In addition to receiving the Power Of Women Award, Vaid will be presenting at the summit. Vaid and her fellow award winners will be honored at the 2024 ASU+GSV Summit, in San Diego.

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GSV Ventures Raises $180M Fund in Search of Global Edtech Opportunities

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Some of it has already been invested in startups including Class Technologies, which is building an instructional video platform on Zoom; Guild Education, which works with companies to provide educational opportunities to their employees; and Photomath, an app that shows students how to solve math problems, step by step, just by taking a picture.

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How Is Cloud Computing Revolutionizing the Education Industry?

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Simply put, there are quite a few reasons why institutions can profit from the employment of such technologies for teaching and learning purposes. The progress of technology has brought upon an increase in the demand for education. His biggest passion is, of course, technology. Opportunities, Benefits, and Progress.

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