With 1.7 million users, India is Coursera’s second largest market after the US
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) company, Coursera has said that it has 1.7 million users in India, making it their second largest market, after…
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UpGrad acquires edtech company Pyoopil
Online professional education startup UpGrad has acquired Pyoopil, an education technology company, reports Economic Times. According to the report…
MadRat Games secures $1M from Flipkart founders and others
Bangalore-based offline & online game maker MadRat Games has raised around $1 million investment from a series of investors including Flipkart foun…
MeritNation to offer live Maths & Science classes for CBSE students
InfoEdge-backed online learning platform Meritnation.com has launched an online lecture program Meritnation LIVE targeted at CBSE students between the …
YCM Open University to offer around 350 textbooks online
Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU) is digitizing its curriculum books and making it available online to students, reports The T…
Funding roundup: Testbook, AdPushup, Nimble & more
Testbook raises Rs 1.5 crore through LetsVentures and Ah! Ventures Test preparation startup Testbook has raised Rs 1.5 crore angel investment from L…
iNurture Education Solutions raises Rs 30 Cr from Bertelsmann India Investments
Bangalore-based online-offline higher education services provider iNurture Education Solutions has raised Rs 30 crore investment from Bertelsmann India…
Student assessment firm Xamcheck secures $1.8M from Aspada
Assessment, test design, and feedback solutions provider for K-12 schools Xamcheck has raised $1.8 million from Aspada Investment Company. The Secu…
US universities to offer online courses through HRD Ministry’s MOOC platform
Ahead of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the United States, the Union Cabinet has approved the signing of a Joint Declaration of Intent…
Updated: HRD Ministry to launch MOOC platform, National E-Library, Know Your College portal & More
Update (September 25): The Union Cabinet has approved the signing of a Joint Declaration of Intent between the HRD ministry and US Department of State …
Way2SMS founder launches e-learning marketplace for instructor-led courses LearnSocial
Person-to-person (P2P) online messaging service provider Way2SMS’ founder Raju Vanapala has now launched an e-learning marketplace called LearnSoci…
Micromax to foray into services business over the next few years
Indian mobile handsets manufacturer Micromax is planning to foray into the services business, reports afaqs. Over the next few years the Gurgaon-ba…