Edsurge

APRIL 13, 2023

As expected, though, the new nonprofit will also continue to manage the Open edX platform , the open-source system that hosts edX courses and can also be used by any institution with the tech know-how and the computer servers to run it. Even so, the effort was struggling to compete with its main rival , Coursera.

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2023

Jeff Maggioncalda, the CEO of Coursera, can’t hide his excitement about AI. He has ChatGPT on his phone and his iPad, and our 45-minute conversation is peppered with references to Coursera’s newest personal learning assistant, “Coach.” And it’s not the only high-tech strategy that Coursera employs to shepherd users through courses.

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Edsurge

MAY 17, 2023

These days the systems holding school data can seem like a bank vault with sophisticated locks but no back wall, says Michael King, a retired vice president and general manager of global education for IBM. The company runs a private data exchange for the education system called School Passport.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2022

Coursera Is Now a Public Company. Is a Parallel Higher Education System Emerging? Elite Colleges Started EdX as a Nonprofit Alternative to Coursera. Flipped Learning Can Be a Key to Transforming Teaching and Learning Post-Pandemic. By Robert Talbert. A math professor makes the case for using class time for active learning.

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Edsurge

JULY 28, 2021

It looks like the company, which offers student information systems for schools, will raise about $711 million, with shares priced at $18 each (some thought the price could be as much as $20). Last week Instructure, which makes the Canvas learning management system, went public , and Coursera had its IPO in March.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 25, 2023

School leaders like myself must respond to these challenges by revamping our visions, instructional practices and organizational systems to meet the needs of today’s kids and families. At the same time, McKinsey & Company estimates that automation and artificial intelligence will displace between 400 and 800 million jobs globally by 2030.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

What’s one of the big changes you’re trying to make in the education system? But we do think that we are different from many in that our main focus isn't to digitize the existing system, but to develop a new system. So basically, it is about using the system in order for them to deliver it offline. edtech market.

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Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2022

That MOOC space includes online learning platform and edtech “unicorn” Coursera, which went public last year , and edX, which lost its nonprofit status when it was bought by the for-profit company 2U last year. Not A Gold Rush The edtech market may not seem as attractive to new entries at the moment.

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Edsurge

JULY 22, 2021

Officials from the company, which makes the Canvas learning-management system used at many colleges and schools, rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange today, marking its IPO. Coursera, which sells online courses by top colleges, went public earlier this year. Instructure is officially a publicly-traded company—again.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

He’s one of about 2,500 volunteer beta testers for Coursera , and part of an expanded quality-control effort the company started in the past year. In some cases he decides to eventually take the whole thing, and Coursera waives the usual fee for him to get a certificate if he finishes.

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EdTech4Beginners

JULY 21, 2023

Some of the big names that pop up include Khan Academy, Udemy, Coursera, Kahoot, and Udacity, to mention a few. An excellent navigational system also helps search engines find and rank your site, boosting your search rankings. What Do the Best Edtech Websites Have in Common? When asked to list Edtech websites, which ones come to mind?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2020

The maker of the Canvas learning management system, which went public in 2015, announced a $2-billion offer from private equity firm Thoma Bravo last December. A Tale of Two American Education Systems: An Edtech Investor’s Perspective. Coursera Couple Returns to Higher Ed With $14.5M to Recreate In-Person Learning, Online.

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Iterating Toward Openness

MARCH 1, 2021

If you start with my github repo, you can build an LMS, a web site, an online teaching system, and even a camera ready textbook ready for printing using 100% free software. Even when the Coursera option costs $49 – which provides more access to more people? I have done this for *one* course – Python for Everybody.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Despite the failure of AllLearn, in 2014, Levin was named the CEO of Coursera. The learning management system, for example, originated at universities. (We I mean, nobody is particularly fond of the learning management system as a piece of ed-tech, but the LMS is not so much evil as it is insidiously unimaginative.

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Edsurge

MAY 3, 2018

is interacting with a college’s learning management system, or when a prospective student in Europe applies for admission to a U.S. MOOC-provider Coursera, for example, claims to have 6.5 Coursera has already released updates to its terms of service addressing GDPR requirements. institution. million in Europe.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 29, 2016

By registration count, Coursera is still by far the largest MOOC provider in the world with over 23 million learners. Of the top five providers, only XuetangX is an non-English platform: Coursera - 23 million edX - 10 million XuetangX - 6 million FutureLearn - 5.3 Kadenze launched its own credential system, called Kadenze Programs.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 31, 2017

Hosted at Stanford University, the day-long event brought together dozens of minds who are thinking about what careers and skills students need to prepare for, and how an increasingly digital higher-education system will need to adapt to help get them there. I would love to see an undergrad [system] that gets more towards the liberal arts.”.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

In 2013, the American Council on Education recommended colleges accept for credit 12 specific MOOCs offered by Coursera and Udacity. In contrast, the Global Freshman Academy system was supposed to be simple and student-friendly. And yet, only 0.47 percent of people who enrolled paid to receive college credit for completing a course.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2021

And Facebook (er, I guess now Meta) announced that it would partner with Coursera and edX to help push Meta’s curriculum in augmented and virtual reality, which it calls the Spark AR Curriculum.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

Here is a list of the top five MOOC providers by registered users: Coursera: 30 million users. Coursera saw paying users rise by 70 percent this year. Now, students from this group of universities can earn credit for MOOCs offered anywhere in the system. edX: 14 million users. XuetangX: 9.3 million users. FutureLearn: 7.1

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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?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2017

But Charles Severance , a University of Michigan professor who also teaches massive open online courses (MOOCs) on Coursera , doesn’t think higher education will be terribly affected, he tells EdSurge. And slowly but surely, he says, we will end up with a “sewage system” of a network that we’ll have to pay more for.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 25, 2019

According to statistics published by Gartner analyst Thomas Bittman, only 4% of the school and education system was interested in cloud computing in 2009. And yet, cloud computing for school and universities wasn’t a top priority less than a decade ago. Thus, the future of education lies in online media.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Last year, we introduced the Alexa Education Skill API , which is a set of interfaces that allow edtech developers—such as those building Learning Management Systems, Student Information Systems, Classroom Management providers and massive open online course platforms—to quickly and easily build voice experiences.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

To date, our education systems sit atop a cultural assumption—that information is scarce. Our higher education system formed around libraries. Our primary and secondary education systems formed around teachers imparting knowledge. Unicorns such as Coursera, Udemy, Varsity Tutors and VIPKid led the way with innovative solutions.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Learning Management Systems With learning management systems now installed at nearly all higher education institutions here and abroad, instructors can create course materials, assess student progress and generate custom exams. Some of the systems also offer video editing, recording and screen downloading options.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2021

And it’s not always clear who owns and controls recorded lectures that are hosted and shared through university or third-party edtech systems. The University of Michigan has experience navigating intellectual property rights questions thanks in part to its prolific partnership with open-course provider Coursera, Pendse says.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2020

Case in point: Online course provider Coursera reported more than 13 million new registered users since mid-March, a 535 percent increase from the same period last year. Systems that help educators, learners and parents stay in touch are needed. What Consumers Want Now Meanwhile, with campuses closed across the U.S.,

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Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2021

Just as the pandemic is loosening its grip and schools and colleges move back to in-person classes, new startups are offering video platforms they say do a better job for teaching than Zoom or other mass-market systems. The system is aimed at colleges. million in funding. This interview has been lightly edited for clarity.

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Edsurge

JULY 28, 2021

As a string of online-education companies have gone public, including Chegg, Coursera, Kahoot and others, it seems that investors have decided that there’s enough public interest in digital learning, and they want in. And Urdan says Duolingo brought a mobile-first approach to the sector.

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Edsurge

JULY 30, 2019

Last year one of its courses ranked fifth in total enrollments of all MOOCs offered on Coursera, a MOOC platform. These include Problem Roulette , which offers users random-within-a-topic study problems pulled from old exams, and GradeCraft , a learning management system that helps instructors build game elements into their courses.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 12, 2020

The typical community college or system is less likely than its four-year peers to be well-positioned to deliver programs fully at a distance. Google’s expanding portfolio of IT certificate programs offered via Coursera is being aligned with curriculum at more than 100 community colleges with implementation partner Jobs For the Future.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

There should not be any problems with the quality of sound system. Coursera, edX, Udemy, are good places to start looking for specialized teaching courses. Virtual teaching also requires that you have a webcam that supports both audio and video recordings. Conduct thorough online searches to find such courses and benefit from them.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Coursera, Edx, Udemy, are all great places to find online courses. A streaming device like Roku or Apple TV , or a smart sound system like Sonos , can enhance his movie-watching or music-listening experience. A Customized Learning Experience How about gifting an online course or a workshop in something he’s interested in?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Many of the teachers we’ve spoken to report extreme and prolonged stress, which induces hyperactivity in the neurological system and lifelong susceptibility to stress. But that’s not what’s happening in our nation’s schools right now. Furthermore, it can help us all clearly communicate how we're feeling.”

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Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2019

These concerns also provide educators with an opportunity to discuss how AI systems work with their students. Navy advises us to consider, as we create “humans-in-the-loop” systems, which require people to sign off on important AI decisions. Public concern will lead to AI regulations. But we must understand this tech too.

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Bryan Alexander

JUNE 30, 2021

ITEM: major learning management system/ virtual learning environment provider Instructure , maker of Canvas, also filed for an IPO. Eddie Maloney and Joshua Kim go further, seeing the 2U+edX combination as a challenger to the much larger Coursera. ITEM: Language learning app Duolingo, founded by Luis von Ahn , filed an IPO.

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