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It’s often said that 2020 was “an accelerant” for trends that were in play years prior. The adult e-learning industry is no exception.
Since 2020, venture capitalists have deployed nearly $20B into edtech—a market set to reach $285B by 2028.
The disruption of the adult learning ecosystem is unprecedented and wide-reaching, shaking spaces such as upskilling, learning environments, post-secondary, and corporate learning with new technologies, pedagogies and business models.
Edtech has reached an opportune and decisive moment where it can bend cost curves downward, and unleash transformative learning experiences for millions worldwide. This blog aims to cover the play-by-play, while providing incisive analyses on emerging technologies and business models.
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Josh Randall, lead blogger @Kairos Edtech
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