#EdTech - Which

Companies Will Emerge?

Lynda.com

A lot of #edtech conversation focuses on #edtech newcomers with new unproven business models but

Lynda.com boasts over 2 million subscribers and over $100 million in revenues.

Knewton is a very interesting company and quite possibly ahead of their time. Knewton recognizes that the education industry is nuanced and embraces it. They are trying to develop artificial intelligence to give a personalized lesson plan for each of the

students.

Another company that isn’t necessarily doing anything revolutionary or disruptive but has been wildly successful. If investment rounds are a metric you use to decide on a company’s future then this might be the next industry behemoth. TutorGroup (TutorMing) just received a

$100 round of funding in part from Alibaba.

General Assembly has done well focusing on training students for practical, in demand jobs. They use a hybrid

approach with both in class and on-line learning.

Are Massive Open Online Courses the answer to the edtech problem? Maybe. Coursera is the aggregating

behemoth for MOOCs and has seen steady growth. What’s great about Coursera is that students can earn certificates.

Where and what are you going to learn? !