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OCTOBER 2021 – NEWSLETTER #40 | Breaking news at IBL News | Noticias en Español
2U + edX
• 2U’s CEO Says His Company Will Incorporate Its Job Placement Tool on edX’s Courses
• Analyst and Entrepreneur Michael Feldstein Suggests MIT and Harvard Endow a Foundation to Steward Open edX
• Open-Source Related Courses on edX Attract Two Million Enrollments
Open edX
• Scottish Peter Vardy Foundation Launches an Open edX-Based Platform to Educate GenZ Leaders
Coursera
• A Majority of New Online Learners Are Women, Finds Coursera’s Report
• Andrew Ng-Backed Education Company Workera.ai Raises $16 Million
Blackboard
• Blackboard Gone Forever? Investment Companies Continue Reshaping the EdTech Market
• Two Equity Firms Buy Blackboard to Merge It with Anthology, a Company They Already Own
Udemy
• Udemy Offers Business Customers Hands-On Labs for Skills Development
• Udemy Acquires Group Learning Platform CorpU
Start-Up Platforms
• Tutor.com Reaches 21 Million One-to-One Tutoring Sessions
• Class Enhances Its Zoom-Based Platform with a Breakout Room Feature
Unicorn Platforms
• Chegg Sued by Competitor Pearson For Alleged Copyright Infringement
• Quizlet.com, on the Path to Becoming Public After Its Unicorn Status
• The Ten Top Most Valuable EdTech Start-Ups: A Mix of Chinese, Indian, and American Companies
Enterprise Platforms
• Microsoft Acquires Learning Platform TakeLessons.com
• LEGO Education Launches a Hands-On, Playful Set for Primary School Students
2021 Events | All of the Key Conferences Listed!
• Education Calendar – OCTOBER | NOVEMBER | DECEMBER | Conferences in Latin America & Spain
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