Open edX & Learning Platforms Newsletter | January – April 2023: Axim Collaborative, 2U edX, Coursera, Canvas LMS, Top Hat…

JANUARY – APRIL 2023 – NEWSLETTER #48 | Breaking news at IBL News | Noticias en Español   Open edX • The Open edX Platform Reaches 4,5K Deployments, with 70K Courses, and 77M Users • TCRIL Changes Its Name To Axim Collaborative and Names a CEO • Open edX Released the Fifteenth Version of Its Software Platform • Open edX Introduced Improvements to Its Maple and Nutmeg Releases   2U edX • 2U Sues U.S. Department of Education Over "New Regulation that Overreaches Its Authority" • 2U Secures New Capital and Refinances Its Debt • Selected the Ten Top Educators and Courses in MOOCs According to the edX Platform   Learning Platforms • Canvas LMS Expands Its Ecosystem by Acquiring LearnPlatform • Course Hero Appoints New CEO; Co-Founder Becomes CEO of New Parent Company, Learneo • Communication Skills Remain Vital, Says Coursera's Job Skills Report • Top Hat Acquired New York-based STEM Education Startup Aktiv Learning • YouTube Will Launch a Feature Bringing Structured Learning Experiences into Its Channels   Higher Ed • Many Private Colleges React to the Decline in Enrollment by Cutting Tuition in Half • The SUNY System Saw a Huge Success with Its Two-Week Fee-Waiver Initiative • NYU Will Invest $1 Billion Into Its Engineering School in Brooklyn, NY • John King, Former Education Secretary Named SUNY's 15th Chancellor   2023 Events | All of the Key Conferences Listed! • GSV Venture Capital Firm Presents Its Selection of 150 Top Learning Start-Ups for 2023 • Education Calendar 2023 – APRIL | MAY | JUNE | Conferences in Latin America & Spain   This newsletter was created in collaboration with IBL Education, a New York City-based company specializing in AI-driven analytics and skills-learning platforms. We also film and produce courses for universities and business organizations. Read the latest IBL Newsletter | Archive of Open edX Newsletters

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Open edX & Learning Platforms Newsletter | February 2022: Maple Version, 2U edX, Coursera, Docebo, eLearning Brothers, 360Learning, Duolingo…

  FEBRUARY 2020 – NEWSLETTER #43 | Breaking news at IBL News | Noticias en Español   Open edX • The Open edX Conference Returns to In-Person Format: April 26 – 29, Lisbon, Portugal • Open edX's Maple Version of the Platform Includes Advanced Features   edX Platform • edX, Now Part of 2U, Releases Its 2022 Impact Report • "Introduction to Linux" Course, With One Million Learners, Launches a Version in Spanish • Harvard Launches a New Version of the Course "CS50 Introduction to Computer Science" • An edX Course on Volcanoes Wins the Prize for Innovative Pedagogy   Coursera • Coursera Doubled Its Losses in 2021 While Valuation Decreased in Half   Courses • Google Will Support "Responsible AI" Courses Developed by 15 Universities along with NHC • MOOCs Providers Will Expand their Catalog Through Business Partners, Says Shah   Learning Platforms: Acquisitions • Another Acquisition of eLearning Brothers: an India-Based Design Firm • Docebo Expands in the Asia-Pacific with the Acquisition of a Consulting Agency • eLearning Brothers Acquires Video Learning Start-Up Rehearsal • 360Learning SaaS Platform Buys UK's Looop for $20 Million   Learning Platforms: Results • 2U Inc. Reports a Loss of $194.8 Million and Revenue of $945.7 Million in 2021 • Duolingo Implements a Successful TikTok Viral Strategy Using Its Mascot   2022 Events | All of the Key Conferences Listed! • Education Calendar 2022 – FEB | MAR | APRIL | MAY | JUNE | JULY | Conferences in Latin America & Spain   This newsletter was created in collaboration with IBL Education, a New York City-based company specializing in AI-driven learning platforms. We also film and produce courses for universities and business organizations. Read the latest IBL Newsletter | Archive of Open edX Newsletters

Online Learning Newsletter | February 2022: MIT, U-M, LMS Market, Stanford, DoD, Ellucian, Cengage, Pearson…

  FEBRUARY 2022 – NEWSLETTER #49 | Breaking news at IBL News | Noticias en Español   Universities • Universities Face Existential Threats Unless They Transform Their Operating Models • The President of MIT, Rafael Reif, Will Step Down at the End of 2022 • Touro College Will Move Its Campus to a Skyscraper in NYC, Betting on In-Person Learning • The President of the University of Michigan Fired After an Affair with a Subordinate   Research • A Growing Digital Skills Crisis: A Majority of the Workforce Feels Unprepared • Video Becomes the Preferred Teaching Method, States a Research • The LMS Market Will Experience Growth on a Large Scale by 2026 • A Research Suggests that Career-Connected Learning is the Key for the Job-Skills Crisis • Resigners Enroll Short-Term Courses to Help Them Reskill and Get Back Into the Workforce   Pandemic • The Pandemic Caused to Students $17 Trillion Loss in Lifetime Earnings • Colleges See Online Classes as a Temporary Measure to Combat the Omicron Variant • U.S. Colleges Continue Delaying the Resume the Start of In-Person Classes   Initiatives • An AI-Created Politician Draws the Attention as Deep Learning Technology Expands • Stanford University Launches Its First Full Class in Metaverse Virtual Reality • College Board's SAT Will Be Digital Starting in 2023 • A DoD-Funded VR Initiative Will Upskill Manufacturing Workers   Industry Acquisitions • Pearson Purchases Certification Platform Credly for $200 Million • Cengage Buys Cybersecurity Training Provider Infosec for $190.8 Million • Ellucian Buys CampusLogic Financial Student SaaS Company • Inside Higher Ed News Outlet Acquired by a Leading British Media Group   VC Fundraising • Domestika Reaches Unicorn Status After Raising $110 Million • GVS Investment Firm Releases an Update of Its Top 150 VC-Backed EdTech Start-Ups List • The Film Studio Behind “The Chosen” Raised $47 Million from VCs   2022 Events | All of the Key Conferences Listed! • Education Calendar 2022 – FEB | MAR | APRIL | MAY | JUNE | JULY | Conferences in Latin America & Spain   This newsletter was created in collaboration with IBL Education, a New York City-based company specializing in AI-driven learning platforms. We also film and produce courses for universities and business organizations. Read the latest IBL Newsletter | Archive of Open edX Newsletters

Online Learning Newsletter | August – September 2022: Student Loan Forgiveness, Higher Ed, Trends, Initiatives…

Open edX & Learning Platforms Newsletter | May – June 2022: 2U, Coursera, Moodle, Degreed, Cornerstone, Canvas LMS, Class.com…

Online Learning Newsletter | May – June 2022: Andreessen Horowitz, Metaverse, UC San Diego, 1EdTech Consortium, Universities…

Open edX & Learning Platforms Newsletter | December 2021 – January 2022: 2U, Docebo, Piazza, MIT Press, Skillsoft…

  JANUARY 2022 – NEWSLETTER #42 | Breaking news at IBL News | Noticias en Español   2U + Open edX • Three 2U Executives Will Be Part of the Technical Committee of Open edX • The Open edX Organization Prepares the Launch of Maple, the 13th Version of the Platform • The New Open edX Organization Sets a Technical Committee to Govern the Project • The Former edX Discloses Its New Name: The Center for Reimagining Learning, Inc.   Open edX Platforms • Latin American Learning Platform Griky Raises $5 Million • Docebo and EdCast Announce an Integrated Learning Solution • EdTech Esme Learning Acquires a Firm Founded by a Former edX Executive   Initiatives • MIT Press Makes Its Spring 2022 Monograph List Openly Available • Q&A Discussion Platform Piazza Launches New Training Program for Universities • Google Upgrades Its Tool to Search and Add Citations on Documents   Learning Platforms • Skillsoft Pays $525 Million for SaaS Learning Platform Codecademy • Course Hero Achieves a Valuation of $3.6 Billion After Raising $380 Million • An Outage at AWS Causes Errors and Slow-Loading Pages at Canvas LMS   2022 Events | All of the Key Conferences Listed! • Education Calendar – 2022 | Conferences in Latin America & Spain   This newsletter was created in collaboration with IBL Education, a New York City-based company specializing in AI-driven learning platforms. We also film and produce courses for universities and business organizations. Read the latest IBL Newsletter | Archive of Open edX Newsletters

Online Learning Newsletter | December 2021 – January 2022: Omicron, Harvard, Cornell, SUNY, Moderna, Wiley, Shopify…

JANUARY 2022 – NEWSLETTER #48 | Breaking news at IBL News | Noticias en Español   Covid-19 Omicron • Colleges Start to Move Classes to Distance Learning Due to the Fast Spread of Omicron • Harvard Will Not Require SAT or ACT Test Scores Due to the COVID-19 Outbreak • Cornell and Princeton Move Final Exams Online After the Rapid Spread of the Omicron Variant   Universities • SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras Resigns Over Text Messages to Cuomo Victim • Georgetown University Launches a New Master's in Strategic Digital Transformation • Colleges and Universities Face a Surge in Mental Health Cases Among Students   Trends • Falling Stocks Reduced Valuations by Between 30% and 60% on Cloud Software Start-Ups • 8 in 10 College Students Experience Significant Stress or Anxiety • AI and Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, and 5G Will Dominate in 2022   Corporate Learning • Moderna Will Train Its Employees in AI, In Partnership With Carnegie Mellon University • The U.S. Air Force Partners with Udacity to Develop Programs on Data Science, Cloud, Programming, and UX • AWS Launches a Free Tool to Create Machine Learning Projects   Industry • Wiley Continues Its Acquisition Strategy with the purchase of Knowledge Unlatched • Five Major Publishers Sue Shopify for Allowing Textbook Vendors to Commit Piracy   2022 Events | All of the Key Conferences Listed! • Education Calendar – 2022 | Conferences in Latin America & Spain     This newsletter was created in collaboration with IBL Education, a New York City-based company specializing in AI-driven learning platforms. We also film and produce courses for universities and business organizations. Read the latest IBL Newsletter | Archive of Open edX Newsletters  

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