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NOVEMBER – DECEMBER 2021 – NEWSLETTER #41 | Breaking news at IBL News | Noticias en Español
2U + edX
• 2U Eliminates the Annual Fees for Current edX Consortium Members
• edX Launched a First MicroBachelors Program with IBM in Cloud Application
Open edX
• The “Freshman Year for Free” Platform Surpasses 300,000 Learners
Coursera
• Coursera Creates an Assessment Tool to Recommend Content and Develop Skills Faster
• Coursera’s Stock Continues Below Its IPO Price Despite Improved Results in Q3
Udemy
• Udemy’s Stock Recovers Until Reaching Its IPO Price of $29 Per Share
• Udemy Targets $4 Billion Valuation In a Major EdTech IPO
• Udemy Filed for IPO Expecting a Valuation Over $3.2 Billion
Instructure – Canvas LMS
• Instructure Acquires Kimono to Integrate it with the Canvas LMS Platform
• Canvas LMS Will Replace Blackboard as Miami Dade College’s Learning Platform
• Canvas LMS Announces New Functionalities and Partnerships
Acquisitions
• Private Equity Owned Anthology Closes the Purchase of Blackboard
• ETS Strategic Capital Adds the Thirteenth Company to Its Portfolio of Acquisitions
• EAB Acquires and Incorporates Rapid Insight into Its Platform
• Labster Acquires UbiSim, a Swiss Leading Virtual Training Platform for Nursing
Valuations
• French Corporate SaaS Platform 360Learning Raises $200 Million
• Employee Well-Being and Support Firm BetterUp Valued at $4.7 Billion
• Outschool Reaches a Valuation of 3 Billion Four Months After Hitting Unicorn Status
Initiative
• Class Central Starts Developing a Social Learning Platform for Open Courses
2021 Events | All of the Key Conferences Listed!
• Education Calendar – NOVEMBER | DECEMBER | Conferences in Latin America & Spain
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