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SEPTEMBER – OCTOBER 2020 – NEWSLETTER #31 | Breaking news at IBL News | Noticias en Español
edX | Open edX
• An edX Report Features Key Skills and Opportunities for the “New Normal” in Business
• NVIDIA Issues New Courses on Deep Learning and Recommender Systems
• UT Austin Launches a Master’s Degree in Computer Science that It Doesn’t Require GRE
• The University of Cambridge Offers a 30-Credit Program on ‘Writing for Performance’ on edX
• Arm Offers a Free Course on Embedded Systems and IoT Devices at edX.org
Coursera
• Coursera Reports a Surge of 21 Million Learners Since Mid-March
• Two New Entry-Level Certificate Programs on Sales Development and Data Analytics from Salesforce and IBM
• Coursera Issues a Certificate Program on “Facebook Social Media Marketing” for Non-College Graduates
• Coursera Expands in Latin American by Adding Three New University Partners
• Coursera.org Will Allow Its Employees to Work from Home until January 2022
• Coursera Expands Its Learning Products, Including Guided Projects, Paths, and Live Meetings
Udacity
• Udacity Will Award 1,000 Program Scholarships to the Black Community
Learning Platforms
• A Startup Company Raises $16M for User Interface that Adds LMS Capabilities to Zoom
• OpenStax Will Increase Its Library to 90 Free Textbooks After Receiving New Grants
• Lambda School Raises $74 Million with Its ‘Pay Tuition Later’ Model
• Canvas LMS Will Provide Its Learning Platform to 13 U.S. States
2020 Events
• Education Calendar – SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | Conferences in Latin America & Spain
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