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NOVEMBER – DECEMBER 2021 – NEWSLETTER # 41 | Latest news at IBL News | Noticias in Spanish
2U + edX
• 2U eliminates annual fees for current edX consortium members
• edX launched a first micro-licensing program with IBM in a cloud application
Open edX
• The “Freshman Year for Free†platform exceeds 300,000 learners
Coursera
• Coursera creates an assessment tool to recommend content and develop skills faster
• Coursera share remains below its IPO price despite improved third quarter results
Udemy
• Udemy’s stock rallies to its IPO price of $ 29 per share
• Udemy targets $ 4 billion valuation in major EdTech IPO
• Udemy has filed for IPO and expects valuation above $ 3.2 billion
Instructure – LMS Canvas
• Instructure acquires Kimono to integrate it into the Canvas LMS platform
• Canvas LMS will replace Blackboard as Miami Dade College’s learning platform
• Canvas LMS announces new features and new partnerships
Acquisitions
• Private Equity Owned Anthology completes the purchase of Blackboard
• ETS Strategic Capital adds the thirteenth company to its portfolio of acquisitions
• EAB acquires and integrates Rapid Insight into its platform
• Labster acquires UbiSim, a leading virtual training platform in Switzerland for nursing care
Assessments
• French enterprise SaaS platform 360Learning raises $ 200 million
• BetterUp Employee Wellbeing and Support Company valued at $ 4.7 billion
• Outschool reaches a valuation of 3 billion four months after reaching unicorn status
Initiative
• Class Central begins to develop a social learning platform for open courses
2021 Events | All key conferences listed!
• Educational calendar – NOVEMBER | DECEMBER | Conferences in Latin America and Spain
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