ft | August 24, 2020
Schools around the world have reopened their doors or are preparing to restart, in many cases while coronavirus transmission rates are rising, provoking fresh concerns about whether and how the process should take place.After a near global shutdown of education settings as the pandemic spread earlier this year, 22 countries have now fully reopened their schools. By mid September, 12 will do so and 55 have permitted partial reopening, using different strategies to mitigate the risk of transmission, according to an analysis by Insights for Education, a Swiss-based non-profit group.
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EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
prnewswire | November 11, 2020
Today, Hodder Education and BookFusion declared their organization to convey top-quality computerized instructive substance to scratch worldwide business sectors and the Caribbean.
The coordinated effort with BookFusion permits schools, teachers and Ministries of Education to approach a wide cluster of instructive assets from Hodder Education utilizing a simple, instinctive and consistent application with industry-driving rich intelligence that permits perusers to adjust, store, oversee and make the most of their digital books paying little mind to arrange both on the web and disconnected.
Robert Sulley, Group Development Director, says "At a time when a record number of students are learning online, Hodder Education is happy to provide access to our digital resources anytime, anywhere and on any device through the BookFusion platform. Our goal is to assist with removing any challenges learners may face as we undergo the digital transformation process."
Dwayne Campbell, Founder and CEO of BookFusion, says "We are excited to partner with Hodder Education. Their award-winning educational content will now be accessible to students on a platform that puts the student learning experience first."
About Hodder Education Group:
Hodder Education Group is one of the UK's largest educational publishers and has been working with schools and colleges, expert authors and awarding organisations for many years to create quality print and digital resources that support students and teachers across Primary, Secondary and Further Education, within the UK, Caribbean Region and around the world. Hodder Education Group is part of Hachette UK.
About Hachette UK:
We are one of the UK's largest publishing groups, with 10 autonomous publishing divisions and over 50 imprints with a rich and diverse history.
Our award-winning adult publishing divisions are Little, Brown, Orion, John Murray Press, Hodder & Stoughton, Headline, Quercus, Bookouture and Octopus. Hachette Children's Group publishes a diverse range of books for children of all ages and Hodder Education is a market leader in resources for both primary and secondary schools around the world.
About Bookfusion
BookFusion is a global technology platform that provides digital solutions for readers, publishers & authors, business, educational institutions and enterprises. Its mission is to push eBooks beyond the mere representation of print and redefine the reading experience.
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ONLINE EDUCATION
edX | July 01, 2021
2U, Inc., a global leader in education technology, and edX, a leading online learning platform, and education marketplace, announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement to form an industry-redefining partnership that will help power the digital transformation of higher education to expand access and affordability, and usher in a new era of online learning.
2U will pay $800 million in cash to buy almost all of edX's assets. 2U and edX plan to reach over 50 million learners worldwide, serve over 230 partners, and provide over 3,500 digital programs on the world's most comprehensive free-to-degree online education marketplace.
Proceeds from the transaction will go to a nonprofit dedicated to reimagining the future of learning for people of all ages, addressing educational inequalities, and advancing next-generation learning experiences and platforms under the leadership of Harvard and MIT. In addition, this group will create methods and collaborations to help narrow the learning gap, drawing on insights acquired at Harvard, MIT, and other universities.
The acquisition will combine the distinct strengths and complementary skills of two leading players in online education. 2U is the preferred digital transformation partner for more than 80 of the world's leading universities, and the company expects to reach $1 billion in annual revenue by the end of 2021, while edX has built one of the world's strongest online education brands and largest global communities of learners. Over the last decade, 2U and edX have established mission-driven organizations based on the idea that online education and greater access to the world's finest nonprofit universities can transform lives and affect future generations. The combined scale, reach, capabilities, marketing efficiency, and relationships of 2U and edX will open up new possibilities to reach and serve more learners, universities, and businesses across the globe.
To maintain and promote the edX purpose, 2U intends to run edX as a public benefit entity, a kind of purpose-driven organization that balances the interests of shareholders with those of other stakeholders. 2U has committed to continuing to fulfill the edX mission by, among other things, ensuring affordability through the continuation of a free track to audit courses; protecting the intellectual property rights of faculty and universities that contribute massive open online courses, and ensuring that participating colleges and universities can continue to participate under their existing agreements with edX.
About 2U, Inc.
Removing the back row in higher education is more than a metaphor for our goal. 2U, Inc. is a global leader in education technology and has been a valued partner and brand steward of great universities for more than a decade. More than 500 educational programs, including undergraduate and graduate degrees, professional certifications, boot camps, and GetSmarter short courses, are designed, delivered, and supported by us. 2U, in collaboration with our partners, has positively impacted the lives of over 300,000 students and lifelong learners. Visit 2U.com for additional information. #NoBackRow
About edX
edX is the education movement for students. We've brought together over 39 million students, the majority of the world's top-ranked universities, and industry-leading companies on one online learning platform that supports learners at every level, in collaboration with our founding partners Harvard and MIT. And we're not stopping there; we're constantly pursuing our goal of a world where every learner has access to education to live a fulfilling life, regardless of cost or location.
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