Edsurge
JUNE 5, 2017
It has been just over two years since LinkedIn shocked the industry by buying Lynda.com, a library of video courses, for $1.5 EdSurge: A couple of years ago LinkedIn bought Lynda.com for a whopping 1.5 What is the philosophy behind joining a library of video courses with a professional-networking site? billion dollars.
Edsurge
NOVEMBER 9, 2018
A few years ago, in a move toward professional learning, LinkedIn bought Lynda.com for $1.5 billion, adding the well-known library of video-based courses to its professional social network. So it's not like just any course library will be integrated, though the company said it plans to add others in the future.
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Edsurge
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
When there’s a need for information or new skills, employees today are increasingly turning to instantly accessible sources such as search engines and online course libraries available on their mobile devices. That ‘microlearning’ trend is really where things are going—short snippets of formal learning followed by application.”
Edsurge
APRIL 3, 2018
Customers can now pay a monthly fee to get access to a library of content. 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.
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
APRIL 20, 2015
This is a LIVE show presented in news show format featuring a Wrap up of “This Month in School Libraries” and deeper discussion of topical school library issues with special guest experts. These interactive sessions on future technology trends will present key issues faced by information professionals and educators.
Edsurge
DECEMBER 21, 2017
Take LiveEdu , for example, a Y Combinator-backed online learning company that touts itself as being the “next-gen Lynda.com,” referring to a platform that offers online courses and skills training. Aparna Krishnan LiveEdu points to colleges, schools and libraries as some of its target participants.
Hack Education
DECEMBER 9, 2017
This is part four of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Way back in 2012, I chose “ The Platforming of Education ” as one of my “Top Ed-Tech Trends.” Computing platforms have different abstraction levels, including a computer architecture, an OS, or runtime libraries.
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