The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

The bill will be a massive revisions to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. A study by the NPD Group released this week finds that 91% of kids ages 2 to 17 play games. Online video portal Udemy announced that it has raised $3 million Adaptive learning company Knewton announced a massive round of fundraising: $33 million.

Knewton 43

Knewton Pearson E-rate Education 43

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Udemy (skills training) – $173 million. Yuanfandao (tutoring) –- $210 million. Zuoyebang (tutoring) – $210 million. Pluralsight (skills training) – $192.5 Age of Learning (educational apps) – $181.5 AltSchool (private school; learning management system) – $172.9 Kaltura (video) – $166.1

Trends 56

Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

DeVry Education Group got a new CEO." Online education (admittedly, a very generic category): Investments include Udemy ($60,000,000), DigiSchool ($15,700,000), MasterClass ($15,000,000), UNICAF ($12,000,000), OpenClassroom ($6,740,000). .” Dale Dougherty returned as the CEO of Maker Media, following layoffs there.

Technology 40

Technology Education Common Core Company 40

Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2017

Pretty sure this is the best MOOC story of the week: “ Russian Underground Launches Online Courses in Card Fraud ,” Infosecurity Group reports. ” Not sure why these are the four, but there you go: Udemy , Lynda , Coursera , and Skillshare.

Khan Academy 46

Khan Academy Elsevier Education MOOC 46

Hack Education

JUNE 3, 2016

Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Arizona Board of Regents probably violated First Amendment rights of state’s student association when it stopped collecting fees for the group, U.S. The Department of Education announced a new monitor to oversee the Zenith Education Group , which bought Corinthian Colleges ’ campuses.

Education 45

Education Sakai Udemy Report 45