Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2017

educational technology companies whose primary purpose is to improve outcomes for teachers and learners across K-12 and higher education. MOOC companies typically account for the bump in the “Post-Secondary” category, but aside from Coursera’s $64 million Series D round, few other companies focused in higher education scored a large deal.

EdTech 100

EdTech Pearson Company Knewton 100

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. ”) It was certainly the outcome that investors were hoping for Edmodo , which raised $25 million in 2012, boasting that it had 15 million users. It announced this year it was “ phasing out ” its reliance on Knewton provide those algorithms.).

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Hack Education

JULY 1, 2017

(But note: the kinds of companies that get coverage in the ed-tech and tech press – those that I’m likely to see and include in my research – are more likely to be those targeting K–12 and post-secondary education than those targeting the corporate learning market.). Knewton (algorithmic textbooks) – $157.25

Coursera 57

Coursera Knewton Company Udemy 57

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Knewton has partnered with WebAssign. Will it also expand its “Concierge” services , in which the company takes a cut of contracts it facilitates between schools and ed-tech companies, into post-secondary markets? Edsurge officially announces its new, expanded focus , Edsurge Higher Ed. What would VCs do.). .

Khan Academy 40

Khan Academy Education LMS Company 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

With all the charges of fraud and deceptive marketing levied against post-secondary institutions this decade — from ITT to coding bootcamps, from Trump University to the Draper University of Heroes — we might ask if, indeed, this is the way it works now. “And I’d never gotten my Ph.D. So I thought maybe this is the way it works.”. “I

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145