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US Edtech Funding Already Nears $1 Billion in First Half of 2019

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Coursera, the Mountain View, Calif.-based based online learning platform provider, raised $103 million in a Series E round. Coursera, Andela, Degreed, A Cloud Guru and Lambda School all offer courses tailored for people who want to pick up new professional skills (usually involving programming and computer science).

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Pros and Cons of Using eLearning Software in Your Classroom

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Coursera | Online Learning News for Learners, Educators, & Employers Coursera is a fascinating medium because it partners with prestigious universities, educational institutions, and even museums to provide students with online courses on a wide variety of topics.

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Online Learning's 'Greatest Hits'

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Online learning is not just another edtech product, but an innovative teaching practice." Designed to adjust in real-time to each student's prior knowledge and skill attainment, adaptive systems respond to variations in ability and diverse student backgrounds, sensitive to the the unique needs of each learner.

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From Mexico to China: Why the World is Interested in the United States Edtech Market

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Limin Chen “They want adaptive learning tools, STEM products and learning management systems,” says Chen. “If If you run out-of-school centers you still need these kinds of systems to make the learning efficient.” But now their interest has expanded, with new school models leading the way.

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Live Online Video Classes Are ‘The New Face-to-Face.’ So How Many Students Can They Handle at a Time?

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That kind of MOOC should be labeled as adaptive learning, he adds, arguing that “a machine can do better than a professor” in that kind of scenario. One example is the iMBA program , a low-cost online business program offered by the University of Illinois, run in partnership with Coursera.

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?A Starter Kit for Instructional Designers

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Start with the “big four” that most people have heard of: Coursera, Udacity, Udemy, and EdX. Check out the list of global MOOC platforms curated by Class Central, but realize there are entirely different ecosystems of platforms that specialize in corporate training or adaptive learning.

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Deals and More Deals: The Top Edtech Business Stories of 2019

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Wiley to Acquire Knewton’s Assets, Marking an End to an Expensive Startup Journey by Tony Wan Knewton, the much-hyped developer of adaptive-learning tools and digital courseware, was acquired by Wiley. The latest funding round gives the language-learning app developer a valuation of $1.5

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