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Byron Reese Mar 2, 2018 (Jun 11, 2020) -- For European Audiences

Bertelsmann offers 15,000 scholarships for Udacity’s Online Data Science Course

In a joint initiative with Google and Udacity, Bertelsmann, the international media, services and education company, is inviting the people 18 and…

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Ki Mae Heussner Oct 25, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Curious wants to turn teachers into the web’s next wave of entrepreneurs

Lifelong learning startup Curious wants to provide teachers of all kinds with the web tools to build their own online classrooms and reach a wider audience of students.…

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Technology
Ki Mae Heussner Oct 15, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

General Assembly further expands its virtual footprint with online tool for learning to code

As part of a larger strategy to broaden its online content, General Assembly is launching its first interactive online learning tool Dash, which teaches people how to code through a set of fictional scenarios.…

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Technology
Ki Mae Heussner Oct 11, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Online ed startup Altius sells assets to Datamark after accreditation concerns

After running into problems with accreditors, educational technology startup Altius Education has sold its assets to higher education marketing company Datamark.…

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Technology
Ki Mae Heussner Oct 11, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Want a Harvard B-School education? You’ll soon be able to get one online with HBX

Harvard Business School is reportedly getting into online education with a new initiative called HBX.…

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Technology
Ki Mae Heussner Oct 9, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Want to learn Arabic? Klingon? Duolingo turns to the crowd to create new language classes

Language-learning startup Duolingo is launching a new Language Incubator to enable its 10 million users to contribute lessons for new languages.…

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Technology
Ki Mae Heussner Oct 8, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Socratic gets $1.5M from top investors to build a StackExchange for education

Just a few months after opening its doors to teachers, online learning community Socratic has raised a $1.5 million seed round led by Spark Capital and including Andreessen Horowitz and others.…

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Technology
Ki Mae Heussner Oct 2, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Microsoft joins Degreed’s crusade to ‘jailbreak the degree’

As the conversation around online education increasingly turns toward credentialing, Microsoft Virtual Academy is partnering with startup Degreed to recognize those who complete their online training programs.…

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Technology
Ki Mae Heussner Sep 17, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Will Khan Academy someday offer students a college degree?

Now, the Silicon Valley-based non-profit Khan Academy offers millions of students online instruction. But, in the future, could it also provide a new kind of credential?…

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Technology
Ki Mae Heussner Sep 16, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

LinkedIn’s Reid Hoffman on education: overhaul the degree, not just the instruction

LinkedIn co-founder and investor Reid Hoffman wants upgrade the college diploma, but he’s not the only one thinking of new ways to approach credentialing.…

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Technology
Ki Mae Heussner Sep 12, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Coursera hits $1M in revenue through verified certificates

For the first time, online education startup Coursera is sharing details on how it's faring on the money-making front: the company said it's earned $1 million from the verified certificate program it launched in January.…

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Technology
Ki Mae Heussner Sep 11, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

5 startups to watch from Kaplan’s TechStars-powered ed tech accelerator demo day

Kaplan's TechStars-powered ed tech accelerator held its first demo day and showcased startups rethinking online credentialing, retooling literacy learning and improving career readiness.…

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Technology
Ki Mae Heussner Sep 9, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Udacity teams up with Google, AT&T and other tech giants for Open Education Alliance

Online education startup Udacity says it's partnering with a group of leading technology companies to better prepare students for work in the 21st century.…

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Technology
Ki Mae Heussner Sep 9, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Desire2Learn continues its shopping spree, snaps up startup Knowillage

A year after raising $80 million in its first round of venture capital, Canadian ed tech company Desire2Learn has made its third acquisition in nine months.…

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Technology
Ki Mae Heussner Sep 3, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Online education… and zombies: AMC turns The Walking Dead into a free online course

Cable network AMC is teaming up with education technology company Instructure and the University of California at Irvine for a massive open online course based on the popular television series The Walking Dead.…

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Media, Technology
Ki Mae Heussner Sep 3, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

‘Star’ Coursera prof stops teaching online course in objection to MOOCs

In the latest critique of massive open online courses (MOOCs), the professor of an online course held up as an example by the media and MOOC providers has decided to shutter his class.…

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Technology
Ki Mae Heussner Aug 27, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Even profs who teach online courses remain evenly divided on their effectiveness [survey]

A new survey from Inside Higher Ed contrasts professors' perceptions of online education with the media's portrayal.…

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Technology
Ki Mae Heussner Aug 22, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

NoRedInk gets $2M led by Google Ventures to turn kids into grammar geeks

NoRedInk, a San Francisco startup founded by a former high school English teacher, has raised $2 million in a round led by Google Ventures.…

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Technology
Ki Mae Heussner Aug 21, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Despite bad press, Udacity founder says he’s found the ‘magic formula’ for online education

In a recent interview, Udacity founder Sebastian Thrun responds to negative reports about his startup's online education partnership with San Jose State University.…

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Technology
Ki Mae Heussner Aug 14, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Student website Chegg files for IPO to raise $150M

Textbook rental company Chegg has filed an S-1 with the SEC, indicating its intention to raise $150 million in an initial public offering.…

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Technology
Ki Mae Heussner Aug 14, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Online tutoring startup InstaEDU comes out of beta with $4M led by Battery Ventures

San Francisco-based InstaEDU has raised an additional $4 million for its online marketplace of private tutors.…

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Technology
Ki Mae Heussner Aug 13, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Paying attention? New online training tech keeps an eye on employees

To make sure employees aren't getting distracted, online training company Mindflash is incorporating new eye-tracking technology into its application.…

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Technology
Ki Mae Heussner Aug 9, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

How to pick the best MOOCs: 6 tips from a Coursera junkie

Feynman Liang has finished more than 36 online classes, putting the 21-year-old in the upper ranks of MOOC veterans. Here are his tips for picking classes.…

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Technology
Ki Mae Heussner Aug 6, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

If school isn’t teaching your kid to code, this program will (for a fee)

Tynker, a Mountain View startup behind a visual programming language for kids, now offers a plot-driven, gamified way to learn how to code.…

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Technology

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