Edsurge

MAY 26, 2020

There’s Wiley, better known in academia and research, which recently acquired Knewton and zyBooks , to sell online higher-ed courseware. For Nelson, this sale marks its first step in its “strategic decision to withdraw from the post-secondary market,” it said in an announcement.

Knewton 134

Knewton Company Pearson OER 134

Edsurge

JULY 15, 2019

And focusing on digital makes the secondary textbook market even less attractive, since students have to buy access directly from Pearson to get course materials. Meanwhile, Wiley acquired two startups— Knewton and Zyante —to bolster its courseware offerings. This enables us to offer prices that are highly competitive,” says Fallon.

Pearson 166

Pearson OER Company Knewton 166

Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2017

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. Source: EdSurge Fewer, but Bigger Seed Rounds. Source: EdSurge Private Equity’s Presence.

EdTech 100

EdTech Pearson Company Knewton 100

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

The bill will be a massive revisions to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Online video portal Udemy announced that it has raised $3 million Adaptive learning company Knewton announced a massive round of fundraising: $33 million.

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Knewton Pearson E-rate Education 43

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 24, 2011

The system is a little weird, since you can''t see all of the proposals in one area (they are categorized into primary, secondary, and tertiary blocks based on arbitrary ordering of session submissions by one individual), but here are direct links to panel proposals I made: "School 2.0:

Khan Academy 44

Khan Academy Education STEM Blackboard 44

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

It announced this year it was “ phasing out ” its reliance on Knewton provide those algorithms.). million devices shipped to primary and secondary schools in the US last year – that’s up from 50% in 2015.

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