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AUGUST 2020 – NEWSLETTER #30 | Breaking news at IBL News | Noticias en Español
edX | Open edX
• edX Posts the Release Notes of the Open edX Juniper Platform
• edX, HarvardX, and Google Introduce a Certificate Program on Tiny Machine Learning
• edX Incorporates UAF as a New Partner and Launches a Master’s in Civil Engineering with Purdue
Coursera
• Coursera Valued at $2.5 Billion After a Finance Round of Additional $130 Million
• A Coursera Report Finds Economic Recovery to be Dependent on Broad Re-Skilling
Udacity
• Udacity PR Campaign Claims a Revenue Increase of 260% in the First Half of 2020
• A Unit of the Air Force Will Train Airmen in AI, Data and Programming with Udacity’s Programs
Future Learn
• Simon Nelson, Original CEO of FutureLearn, Leaves His Company
Learning Platforms
• Whole Foods Launches a Series of Life-Skills Courses Taught by Instagram Influencers
• Skillshare.com, with 30,000 Creative Skills-Oriented Courses, Raises $66 Million
• 2U Reported Second Quarter Loss of $66 M; Stock Improved 83% This Year
Tools
• Researchers Develop an Open Source Tool for Social Conversations on Events and Conferences
• A Tool to Create Personalized Learning Pathways from ClassCentral.com
• Google Meet Unveils New Features Allowing More Control and Increasing Security
2020 Events
• Education Calendar – AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | Conferences in Latin America & Spain
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