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Cirencester (UK), September 2015 - Education for Health has selected Kallidus LMS to support the delivery of the wide range of courses and workshops it provides to healthcare professionals. The software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution will enable the charity to extend its provision of flexible bite-sized blended-learning programmes and will enhance the user experience. In addition, students and course commissioners will be able to purchase training directly via the e-commerce-enabled platform. » MORE

Boston, MA (USA), September 2015 - Cengage Learning has launched the availability of the iOS and Android-compatible MindTap Mobile app. Developed based on student feedback, MindTap Mobile allows students to access many features of Cengage Learning's highly successful MindTap eLearning platform directly from their smartphones anytime, anywhere. » MORE

London (UK), August 2015 - Blackboard Inc. has launched the "New Learning Experience" - an innovative approach to education that focuses on the learner and promotes better engagement, interaction, and quality learning by bringing together and simplifying the learner's educational experience through the use of integrated technology, services, and data capabilities. The New Learning Experience stems from Blackboard's mission to re-imagine education and create new ways to better serve learners and the institutions that serve them. » MORE

New York, NY (USA), July 2015 - Teen Vogue and Parsons School of Design at The New School have announced a new online fashion-education program designed to help millennials launch or transition into a career in fashion. Titled "Certificate in Fashion Industry Essentials", the program's enrollment recently opened, with the first cohort starting 15 September. Certification for completion of the program is provided by Parsons. » MORE