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OCTOBER – DECEMBER 2022 – NEWSLETTER #47 | Breaking news at IBL News | Noticias en Español
Open edX
• The 2023 Open edX Conference Will Take Place March 28 – 31 at MIT
2U / edX Platform
• 2U Kept Flat Revenue in the Third Quarter of 2022
• 2U Launches New Boot Camps Under the edX Brand, Retiring the Trilogy Name
• The London School of Economics Launches a Stackable Pathway to Degrees in Mathematics and Statistics on edX
• Cognizant Offers Five Train-To-Hire Courses on Java through edX.org
• An edX Course Created as Peace Project Between Israel’s Jewish and Arab Cultures Makes a Global Impact
Coursera
• Coursera and SAP Release a Technology Consultant Professional Certificate
• Coursera Improves Its Note-Taking Technology to Help Learners to Increase Retention
• Georgetown and Coursera Offer the First Fully Online Liberal Arts Degree
• Coursera Announces Layoffs Due to Slower Growth Rate
• Coursera Expands Its Micro-Learning Approach by Adding Thousands of 5-10 Min Videos
Learning Platforms: Transactions
• LEGO Purchases Education-Technology Firm BrainPOP for $875 Million
• Genius Group Acquires an American Documentary Film Company to Provide High-Quality Educational Videos
• Duolingo Purchases the Animation Studio that Works on Its Brand
• Zovio Sells Fullstack Academy and Liquidates the Company
• The Owner of Inside Higher Ed Acquires a Leading Student Recruitment Events Firm
• Anthology Sells the Blackboard K-12 Division
• Investment Company Thoma Bravo Sells Frontline Education for $3.7 Billion
• IXL Learning Purchased Emmersion, a Developer of AI-Powered Language Assessments
• Scholastic Acquired the A2i System for Literacy Instructional Assessment
• Testing and Assessment Prometric Acquires Finetune Learning
Learning Platforms: Functionalities
• Zoom Will Soon Be Installed in Tesla Cars
• The Indian Giant BYJU’S Hires Leo Messi As Its Global Ambassador
• D2L Issues an Interactive Content Creation Tool With Templates and Themes
• MasterClass.com Issues a Course with Madeleine Albright and Condoleezza Rice
Funding
• EdTech Will Expand from K–12 and Higher Ed to Lifelong Learning Economy
• A British Platform that Teaches Cybersecurity with Gamification Attracts Big Funding
YouTube
• YouTube Will Launch a @username Format to Boost User Engagement
• YouTube Will Allow Course Creators to Charge for their Content
Adobe, Figma
• Figma’s CEO Dylan Field Pocketed One Billion More than Initially Announced by Adobe
• Adobe’s Stock Continues to Fall as the Market Signals Its Concern About the Figma Deal
• Figma’s $20 Billion Acquisition by Adobe Causes Concern in the Creative Community
2022 Events | All of the Key Conferences Listed!
• Education Calendar 2022 – NOVEMBER | DECEMBER | Conferences in Latin America & Spain
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