dWeb.News: Open edX & Learning Platforms | May – June 2021: Coursera, MasterClass.com, Outlier, Thinkific, Moodle…

Open edX & Learning Platforms | May – June 2021: Coursera, MasterClass.com, Outlier, Thinkific, Moodle… Author: MAY – JUNE 2021 – NEWSLETTER #37  |  Breaking news at IBL News  |  Noticias en Español edX  • "The New Normal Will Be Blended Education," Says Agarwal at the Annual Open edX Conference • A Course from Penn on edX About the Potential to Fight Diseases with mRNA Vaccines • The Linux Foundation and CNCF Issue a Free Kubernetes on Edge Training on edX.org • UNESCO Releases Its Learning, Open edX-Based Platform Coursera • SUNY's Class on Solar Energy and Panel Installations Gets Over 50,000 Enrollments • Coursera's Stock Price Drops Despite Analysts' Endorsement • Coursera Partners with Microsoft to Launch a Certificate on Azure • Coursera Announces Five New Degrees While the Stock Drops Below the Debut Day Learning Platform Raising Funds • Engageli.com Nabs Another $33 Million While Announcing the Launch of the Platform • MasterClass.com Continues Its Funding Spree Raising Another $225 Million • Outlier.org Raises Another $30 Million for Expanding Its Catalog of College-Level Courses • Thinkific Goes Public on the Toronto Stock Exchange and Raises $129 Million • Blackboard's Former CEO Attracts More Millions for Its Zoom-Based Startup • The French OpenClasrooms.com Raises $80 Million for Its International Expansion Initiatives • The Moodle Platform Company Buys Three Partners and Creates Moodle US • Thinkific.com Creates an App Store for the Integration of External Tools 2021 Events | All of the Key Conferences Listed! • Education Calendar  –  MAY — JUNE — JULY-DECEMBER  |  Conferences in Latin America & Spain This newsletter is created in collaboration with IBL Education, a New York City-based company specializing in AI-driven learning platforms and communities. We also a course production studio. Read the latest IBL Newsletter   |  Archive of Open edX Newsletters• Coursera's CEO Says that Its Valuation Won't Drop After the Pandemic Winds Down • Coursera Rallies 36% on Its Debut, Giving the Company a Whopping Valuation of $5.8 Billion • Coursera.org Aims for a Valuation of Over $4 Billion on its IPO Initiatives • Instructure Launches a Tool that Assesses Students' Learning Loss During the Pandemic • Udacity Launches its School of Cybersecurity to Address Market's Demand Learning Platforms • Degreed Reaches a Valuation of $1.4 Billion After Raising $153 Million • The OpenSAP Micro-Learning Free Platform Reaches Five Million Enrollments 2021 Events | All of the Key Conferences Listed! • Education Calendar  –  APRIL — MAY — JUNE — JULY-DECEMBER  |  Conferences in Latin America & Spain This newsletter is created in collaboration with IBL Education, a New York City-based company specializing in AI–driven learning platforms and communities. We also a course production studio. Read the latest IBL Newsletter   |  Archive of Open edX Newsletters More News at https://dWeb.News Read More dWeb.News and dWeb Technology Articles from Daniel Webster dweb Internet Cowboy    More dWeb.News and dWeb Technology Articles at https://dweb.news/ Unsubscribe