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Facebook Seems to Be Adding Video-Course Features. For Edtech, That Raises Old Fears.

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Facebook Classes has been compared to Udemy, an online course platform which raised hundreds of millions of dollars during the pandemic based on the idea that anyone can teach video classes. Meta’s learning offering could be most trouble for other tech behemoths like Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams, according to some speculations.

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Byju’s Becomes an Edtech ‘Decacorn’ After Fundraise from Mary Meeker’s Bond Capital

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Indian online education startup Byju’s, which already reached the billion-dollar valuation from private investors in 2018, can now claim a new distinction: “decacorn.” That’s the industry lingo for companies valued at $10 billion or more. Education industry analysts say that trend is emerging in the U.S.

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Master Mobile Learning: The Best Corporate Training Apps for On-the-Go Education

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The Power of Mobile Learning Flexibility and Convenience Remote Accessibility Microlearning Interactive and Engaging Content Real-Time Feedback and Progress Tracking Scalability and Cost-Effectiveness III. The Best Corporate Training Apps KITABOO Udemy for Business LinkedIn Learning IV.

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Ka’Ching! 2016 US Edtech Funding Totals $1 Billion

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edtech companies, which altogether raised an estimated $1.03 edtech companies raised roughly 57 percent of what Snapchat did in its $1.8 This year startups that serve primarily the K-12 market raised $434 million; those targeting the postsecondary and corporate learning sector raised $593 million. billion Series F round.).

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Can a Subscription Model Work for Online Learners and Teachers? Skillshare Just Raised $28M to Find Out

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That’s easier said than done, though, given the number of online course competitors that Skillshare finds itself up against. Udemy, founded the same year, now claims to have 24 million students and 35,000 teachers across the world, and recently opened up an office in Brazil this summer. Then we’re going work toward cashflow positive.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Tony Bates looks at “Brexit and online learning in Europe.” ” Try learning styles, maybe. “ What We Learned From Talking with 100 MOOC Students ” by Justin Reich (and George Veletsianos and Laura Pasquini). Via Inverse : “ Udemy ’s Exodus, Amazon ’s Gain. Priorities.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Pretty sure this is the best MOOC story of the week: “ Russian Underground Launches Online Courses in Card Fraud ,” Infosecurity Group reports. Via Business Insider : “Online learning may be the future of education – we compared 4 platforms that are leading the way.” ” Oh good grief.