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Duolingo Just Raised $35M. Udemy Got $50M. Both Are Valued Billions More.

Edsurge

Udemy, which offers an online marketplace where anyone can access, create and sell video courses, has turned its focus on the corporate learning market this year. Udemy raised the same amount in February for its Series E round. But between them, Udemy’s valuation has grown from $2 billion to $3.25

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Smartphones in Education: Redirecting Distraction with Mobile Learning

ViewSonic Education

These powerful handheld devices not only enable access to the Internet and a universe of educational apps, but their fast speeds and vast processing power make them essential tools, particularly for engineering and science students. However, blanket bans ignore the benefits that mobile learning can bring to the classroom.

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Gale Receives Platinum in 2025 Modern Library Awards from LibraryWorks for the Fourth Consecutive Year

eSchool News

Customer motivation is at the heart of everything we do to provide the best accessible learning and reading experiences for learners of all ages. These books are for ALL my students, and because they are so accessible, ALL students can enjoy them and reap the benefits. I couldnt highly recommend them enough.

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Upskilling Trend Brings Coupons, ‘Flash Sales’ and Other Marketing Gimmicks to Higher Ed

Edsurge

“Now is the time,” said a recent promotional email from Udemy, a library of online courses. There are even memes marking this trend, like one that went viral on Reddit showing a still frame from a cartoon depicting a turtle labeled “a New Udemy course” joining a group of other turtles labeled “All my unfinished courses.”

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“Technology Tools for Online Education” Mini Book and Udemy Course Released

eSchool News

The book is part of a blended learning environment and has an accompanying four-hour, on-demand Udemy course. Over 4,000 educators are already enrolled in the online Udemy course, which will be free during the book launch August 10-12th. “As Educators have access to the online course for free using the downloadable promo code here.

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Effective Educational Videos in the Classroom

ViewSonic Education

From our recent whitepaper Video-Assisted Learning Insights: The Struggle for Teachers to Access Video Content , we have found that an incredible 96% of teachers surveyed are using videos in their classrooms. Conduct the video search on your trusted video resource list such as Youtube , TEDx , Udemy , Khan Academy , and Coursera.

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What is an intelligent learning platform for schools and universities?

Neo LMS

They work as content recommendation tools that facilitate access to personalized educational resources. . Hence, more advanced students can access more complex learning resources and assessments to keep them motivated. . Students can access a wealth of educational resources. The ILP is the combination of an LMS and an LXP.

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