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K-12 Dealmaking: Udemy, Tynker Raise Funds; PeopleAdmin Acquires TeacherMatch

Marketplace K-12

A number of ed-tech companies, including Udemy and Tynker, have raked in funds from investors over the past week. Udemy Raises $60 Million: Udemy , a San Francisco-based online provider of courses, received a $60 million strategic investment from Internet and entertainment group Naspers through its Naspers Ventures division.

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3 SEO Strategies for Edtech Business

EdTech4Beginners

Some of the big names that pop up include Khan Academy, Udemy, Coursera, Kahoot, and Udacity, to mention a few. For example, one common technique reportedly used to get a website to the front page of Google search results is link building. We will look at some SEO strategies that can benefit Edtech businesses in particular.

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Why I'm Still Bullish About the State of Edtech

Edsurge

One of our portfolio companies LearnPlatform publishes a regular “ Edtech Top 40 ” list of the most used edtech products in K12 schools nationwide: perhaps unsurprisingly, Google products take 8 of the top 10 spots. But as a point of reference: Google did not yet exist. NYSE: COUR), Udemy, Inc. Udemy (NASDAQ: UDMY) is down 52.4

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The Past Decade Forecasts a New Wave of Economic Opportunity in Education

Edsurge

Some call it “The Rise of the Machines” for the convergence of multiple technologies: artificial intelligence, big data, data science, robotics plus virtual and augmented reality. Unicorns such as Coursera, Udemy, Varsity Tutors and VIPKid led the way with innovative solutions.

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The Still-Evolving Future of University Credentials

Edsurge

And major companies and industry groups are increasingly getting into the credentialing game, exemplified by firms such as IBM and Google. Five years ago, the application of data and algorithms to the HR function—as well the use of pre-hire assessment—were in a fledgling stage.

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?A Starter Kit for Instructional Designers

Edsurge

My classmates from Stanford’s Learning Design and Technology master’s program have gone on to design for big brands like Airbnb and Google as well as edtech upstarts including the African Leadership University, General Assembly, Osmo and Udacity. Start with the “big four” that most people have heard of: Coursera, Udacity, Udemy, and EdX.

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As the world goes virtual, big education technology players tighten their grip

The Hechinger Report

While the global disruption of in-person education seemed poised to change that, it’s largely benefiting the biggest, already-established brands so far, according to analysts and market data. Of the 10 most-used K-12 ed-tech tools tracked by management network LearnPlatform since the start of the pandemic, eight are from Google.