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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.…
Read MoreGeneral 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.…
Read MoreOnline 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.…
Read MoreWant 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.…
Read MoreWant 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.…
Read MoreSocratic 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.…
Read MoreMicrosoft 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.…
Read MoreWill 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?…
Read MoreLinkedIn’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.…
Read MoreCoursera 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.…
Read More5 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.…
Read MoreUdacity 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.…
Read MoreDesire2Learn 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.…
Read MoreOnline 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.…
Read More‘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.…
Read MoreEven 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.…
Read MoreNoRedInk 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.…
Read MoreDespite 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.…
Read MoreStudent 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.…
Read MoreOnline 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.…
Read MorePaying 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.…
Read MoreHow 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.…
Read MoreIf 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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