Saturday 4 June 2016

Ed tech investment is down, but what does it mean for colleges?

By Tara García Mathewson, Education Dive

Education technology startups have been flush with cash in recent years, thanks to enthusiastic investors ready to “disrupt” higher education, but 2016 has brought a slowdown to the sector that is sure to impact colleges and universities. The Chronicle of Higher Education reports higher ed leaders can expect fewer free or low-cost trials, as well as pitches from companies offering new, innovative products or services — though career services and learning analytics arenas are still growing. The startups that survive in a shrinking market with disruptive business models may present greater threats to traditional higher education because they will prove their strength, like Udacity, which is now valued at more than $1 billion.

http://www.educationdive.com/news/ed-tech-investment-is-down-but-what-does-it-mean-for-colleges/420139/

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from Educational Technology http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/et/?p=15969

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