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Former Pearson, edX Exec Raises $7.5M to Build AI-Powered Digital Courseware

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The demand for innovative digital learning technology has never been higher. Esme Learning Solutions is banking on artificial intelligence (AI), collaborative learning experiences and relationships with some of the biggest universities in the world to set them apart from the crowd.

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What Online Learning Reveals About Innovation in Higher Education

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It’s a nearly $4 billion industry worldwide with leaders such as 2U, Academic Partnerships, Bisk, Noodle, Pearson and Wiley Education Services. Whether the pandemic-era pivot to online learning among traditional institutions will lead the mainstream to capture a greater share of migrants remains to be seen.

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How Academic Publishers Can Push the Boundaries of Digital Learning

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Digital learning platforms are not, however, simply a matter of reproducing a print-first approach via high fidelity ebooks. As the financial viability of printed textbooks declines little by little, the demand for alternatives like online learning content continues to grow. Those days are coming to an end.

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Pearson Creates New Direct-to-Consumer Division

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Pearson , the world’s leading learning company, today announces the creation of a new direct-to-consumer division as it looks to further strengthen its focus on building a direct relationship with learners around the world. Pictures, joins Pearson as Chief Marketing Officer and Co-President – Direct-to-Consumer.

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Are Colleges Ready For an Online-Education World Without OPMs?

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Leaders in the sector, including 2U, Coursera and Keypath, never made a profit on the activity, and Pearson and Wiley sold off their OPM offshoots in recent months when the going got rough. OPMs, I worried, would undermine academic integrity in digital education. When faculty gained experience, online was demystified.”

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Spotting the 2017 Trends That Fuel Edtech Innovation and Investments

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Education technology spans a broad category of classroom tools, spanning corporate learning, language learning, digital learning content and more. Over the past 3 years, the S&P has been up 24%, but publishers Pearson and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt have been down 58% and 32% respectively. AI is here.

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Pandemic May (Finally) Push Online Education Into Teacher Prep Programs

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She’s the co-founder and co-editor of the Journal of Online Learning Research , which publishes peer-reviewed studies about K-12 online education. and Pearson, reports the Snapshot 2020 annual report from the Digital Learning Collaborative. Sometimes we have to really recruit manuscripts.”

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