Edsurge
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
Pluralsight—an online IT training provider—has scaled to become an edtech “unicorn,” with a valuation over $1 billion. billion acquisition of Lynda.com in 2015—and LinkedIn’s subsequent acquisition by Microsoft in 2016 for $26 billion—are connected to the new business models in the provision of corporate learning.
Edsurge
DECEMBER 21, 2017
A handful of other universities (and even preschools ) now accept Bitcoin for tuition, but that’s hardly the extent of how blockchains and tokens are weaving their way into education: Educators and edtech entrepreneurs are now testing out everything from issuing degrees on blockchains to paying people in cryptocurrency for their teaching.
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Edsurge
APRIL 3, 2018
Lynda.com similarly compensates instructors for distinct video views. To contextualize this trend, it’s important to note that teaching has historically been a female-dominated industry, with correspondingly low salaries and low status. monthly minimum wage. We could be pushing online teachers in a similar direction.
Hack Education
OCTOBER 14, 2016
Some say… “What to Ask When Choosing Tech for Schools” – a new Lynda.com course offered by Edsurge (which is funded in part by Lynda.com’s founder. Edsurge’s Jeffrey Young (formerly of The Chronicle of Higher Education) weighed in today: “ Why Rafter Failed and What It Means for Edtech.”
Hack Education
JANUARY 12, 2017
Via Zion Market Research : “ Massive Open Online Course Market : Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecasts 2016-2024.” “The ‘poor man’s MBA’ can boost salaries by 20%,” says CNN in a puff piece about LinkedIn , Lynda.com , and project management certificates.
Hack Education
JANUARY 26, 2017
” Via Politico : “ Stanley Buchesky , formerly a managing partner at the venture capital firm The EdTech Fund , will work [at the Department of Education] on budget and finance issues.” ” Among The EdTech Fund’s investments : Teachboost and Citelighter. But hey, after raising some $5.66
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