Nord Anglia figures indicate power of online learning

May 17, 2021

The analysis sampled some 2.8m online learning sessions from over 400 activities between September 2020 and April 2021. “Our study highlights how education technology can be a powerful tool to enhance student learning and drive the development of critical skills from problem solving to creative thinking,” Elise Ecoff, group director of Education, Nord Anglia Education, said. “It has an […]

Engageli raises $33m to “transform” online learning

May 11, 2021

“Engageli is reimagining online education,” said the company’s co-founder and CEO Dan Avida. “We built Engageli to deliver exceptional student experiences that are personal, engaging and rooted in learning outcomes,” he said of the platform, which focuses on human...

China to tighten grip on edtech industry and online learning

Apr 8, 2021

“Education departments in all regions will, in cooperation with relevant departments, effectively strengthen standardised management for online training and online games that are registered or filed in their jurisdictions, and adopt technical methods to carry out...

Kenya to implement recognition of prior learning

Apr 6, 2021

Under the auspices of the Kenya National Qualifications Authority, the East African country is implementing the RPL mechanism in a process that eventually will also ease harmonisation of foreign and local qualifications. The concept will in addition make it easy for...