User-generated e-learning site Kahoot acquires Actimo for up to $33M to double down on corporate sector

Norwegian company Kahoot originally made its name with a platform the lets educators and students create and share game-based online learning lessons, in the process building up a huge public catalogue of gamified lessons created by its community. Today the startup — now valued at over $2 billion — is announcing an acquisition to give a […] Continue reading User-generated e-learning site Kahoot acquires Actimo for up to $33M to double down on corporate sector

Cybersecurity Researchers Discover 5 e-learning Websites Leaking Nearly 1 Million User Records

WizCase researchers have stumbled upon five leaky e-learning websites that exposed the personal information of nearly 1 million users, including minors. Each exposed database was housed on misconfigured and unsecured servers, allowing unauthorized acce… Continue reading Cybersecurity Researchers Discover 5 e-learning Websites Leaking Nearly 1 Million User Records

E-learning Platform Exposes Personal Information of Over 1 Million North American Students

Security researchers have recently discovered a leaky database belonging to the e-learning platform One Class, a remote learning tool that provides educational assistance and study guides to millions of North American students. Uncovered by vpnMentor r… Continue reading E-learning Platform Exposes Personal Information of Over 1 Million North American Students

LinkedIn doubles down on education with LinkedIn Learning, updates desktop site

screen-shot-2016-09-22-at-17-49-43 LinkedIn, the social network for the working world that now has some 450 million members and is in the process of being acquired by Microsoft for $26.2 billion, today took the wraps off its newest efforts to expand its site beyond job hunting and recruitment, its two business mainstays. The company has launched a new site called LinkedIn Learning, an ambitious e-learning portal tailored… Read More Continue reading LinkedIn doubles down on education with LinkedIn Learning, updates desktop site