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Online Learning Landscape of the United States
7,351 Online Learning companies in the United States, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, where they are based, what the news is about, which skills employers want and where the research is going. Updated August 2026.
7,351companies tracked
$20.7Bdisclosed funding
311hiring right now
712events · 24 months
356,336news articles · 12 months
Who leads Online Learning in the United States
Tracks 7,351 U.S. online‑learning firms, highlighting the top hiring firms (AAPC, IXL Learning, Project Solutions), the best‑funded firms (Articulate, VIPKid, Guild), with 311 currently hiring and 968 having disclosed funding.
open roles
Hiring now
ranked by live open roles
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AAPC11last posted Jul 2026
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IXL Learning11last posted Jun 2026
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Project Solutions11last posted Jun 2026
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Imagine Learning11last posted Jun 2026
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Connections Academy11last posted Jun 2026
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UWorld11last posted Jun 2026
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Audio Enhancement9last posted Jun 2026
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Art of Problem Solving9last posted Apr 2026
311 companies hiring · 15 posted in the last 30 days
disclosed funding
Most funded
disclosed totals, all rounds
- 01
Articulate$1.5BGrant (prize money) · Mar 2023
- 02
VIPKid$975.5MSeries E · Oct 2019
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Guild$725MSeries F · May 2022
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BetterUp$628.1MSeries E · Sep 2024
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Cornerstone$615.9MPost IPO · Nov 2017
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Age of Learning$481.5MSeries E · Jun 2021
- 07
MasterClass$461.4MSeries F · May 2021
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Coursera$443.2MSeries F · Jul 2020
968 companies with disclosed rounds · $20.7B total
revenue
Revenue leaders
official filings first, else latest snapshot
- 01
Duolingo$292MFY2025 filing
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DeVry$160.5MFY2018 filing
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ILearningEngines$135.5MFY2024 filing
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Capella University$111.6MFY2010 filing
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HealthStream$81.2MFY2022 filing
- 07
Varsity Tutors$48.7MFY2026 filing
- 08
Investview$36.3MFY2025 filing
22 companies with a revenue figure
headcount
Largest teams
ranked by tracked headcount
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AlphaBEST793tracked employees
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Juni Learning632tracked employees
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210 companies with headcount data
share of events
Share of voice
share of all tracked sector news events, 24 months
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Trident5.2%59 tracked events
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Udemy4.8%54 tracked events
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Skillsoft4.4%50 tracked events
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zSpace3.9%44 tracked events
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Docebo3.6%41 tracked events
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1,124 tracked events across 121 companies
web reach
Most-used apps
the sites in this sector the web visits most
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Merriam-Webstertop 1kmerriam-webster.com
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Typing.comtop 1ktyping.com
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Blookettop 1kblooket.com
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Filotop 5kaskfilo.com
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Turnitintop 5kturnitin.com
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Preplytop 5kpreply.com
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SpanishDicttop 5kspanishdict.com
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2,564 companies here run a site with a measured audience · 629 of them sit inside the web’s top million
articles
In the news
Prism news coverage, last 12 months
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DIY66,909articles in the window
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General Assembly6,462articles in the window
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Leland1,505articles in the window
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New Horizons541articles in the window
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Kira458articles in the window
238 of these companies drew sector coverage in the window
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How the Online Learning ecosystem in the United States grew, 2016–2025
Shows yearly company formation counts, peaking at 523 new firms in 2020 and falling to 100 in 2025.
Companies founded / year
new Online Learning companies in the United States
20162025
peak 523 in 2020
Companies raising / year
with a disclosed round that year
20162025
peak 155 in 2021
Disclosed funding / year
sum of disclosed rounds (USD)
20162025
peak $4.7B in 2021
Where Online Learning companies in the United States are based
Lists the cities with the most companies: New York City 579, San Francisco 455, Los Angeles 200, Austin 157, and Chicago 123.
Hub 01
New York City
579 Online Learning companies
32% of the Online Learning companies across these hubs
579companies
$3.8Bdisclosed funding
26hiring now
Hub 02
San Francisco
455 Online Learning companies
25% of the Online Learning companies across these hubs
455companies
$4Bdisclosed funding
28hiring now
Hub 03
Los Angeles
200 Online Learning companies
11% of the Online Learning companies across these hubs
200companies
$110.4Mdisclosed funding
5hiring now
Hub 04
Austin
157 Online Learning companies
9% of the Online Learning companies across these hubs
157companies
$891.3Mdisclosed funding
9hiring now
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Hub 05
Chicago
123 Online Learning companies
7% of the Online Learning companies across these hubs
123companies
$195.9Mdisclosed funding
2hiring now
Hub 06
Boston
114 Online Learning companies
6% of the Online Learning companies across these hubs
114companies
$210Mdisclosed funding
8hiring now
Hub 07
San Diego
104 Online Learning companies
6% of the Online Learning companies across these hubs
104companies
$89.2Mdisclosed funding
3hiring now
Hub 08
Seattle
90 Online Learning companies
5% of the Online Learning companies across these hubs
90companies
$181.7Mdisclosed funding
3hiring now
The Online Learning market map of the United States: what these companies actually do
- Edtech6,225 companies · $13.7B raised · 244 hiring
- Consumer Digital5,722 companies · $11.8B raised · 225 hiring
- Online Courses3,052 companies · $5.2B raised · 110 hiring
- Enterprise Tech2,546 companies · $12.4B raised · 155 hiring
- Vocational Training1,230 companies · $2.1B raised · 28 hiring
- SaaS1,215 companies · $6.8B raised · 66 hiring
- Enterprise Software1,076 companies · $6.9B raised · 57 hiring
- Future of Work790 companies · $2.5B raised · 41 hiring
- Passion Economy750 companies · $2.6B raised · 31 hiring
- HR SaaS711 companies · $5.4B raised · 43 hiring
- Healthtech363 companies · $767.9M raised · 29 hiring
- Deep Tech257 companies · $1B raised · 12 hiring
Monetization
How Online Learning companies make money
How many companies earn revenue each way. Plenty use more than one model, so the counts add up to more than the sector.
Subscription5,509
Fee-For-Service1,343
Advertising1,125
Commission on Transaction818
E-Commerce - Service706
E-Commerce - Product392
Freemium125
Physical Commerce112
Funding, M&A and the deals moving Online Learning in the United States
Earnings 192Leadership 180Funding 77Announcement 62M&A 60Product 39Lawsuit 35Contracts 17Assets 14Buyback 8
- FundingCertifyde, an AI adoption platform, has raised $2 million in seed funding.2026-05-01
- M&AExecOnline acquires team development firm 19 April 2026 Skills Training You are unauthorized to view this page.2026-04-19
- M&AOn April 9, shareholders of both Coursera and Udemy voted to approve the merger.2026-04-13
- FundingAcclaim, an AI-powered customer experience platform built for regulated industries, announced its formal entry into the U.S. market, backed by a previously disclosed $34 million Series A funding round.2026-04-01
- M&APodpage has acquired School of Podcasting to expand its value proposition beyond hosting into creator enablement.2026-03-23
- M&A360training has acquired assets from Canadian Food Safety Group to expand its compliance-focused e-learning portfolio.2026-03-03
- M&ACEO Alessio Artuffo said the acquisition of 365Talents represents a “milestone”.2026-03-02
- M&AQuickStart acquires IronCircle2026-02-24
- FundingTrident Resources Corp. has closed its previously announced private placements.2026-02-18
- FundingBoldVoice, an accent training app for non-native English speakers, has raised $21M in Series A funding led by Matrix.2026-01-28
Mergers and acquisitions
Deals from the last 24 months where a Online Learning company in the United States was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.
| Acquirer | Target | Deal value | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| team development firm | undisclosed | Announced | 2026-04-19 | |
| undisclosed | — | 2026-04-18 | ||
| $1.7B | Pending | 2026-04-13 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-04-07 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-03-30 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-03-23 |
Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Details specific event types such as IPO filings, leadership changes, product launches, and contract wins.
IPO pipeline
6 companies listed or filing · last 24 months
Walnut CodingIPO · 1 reportApr 2025
Addictive LearningIPO · 1 reportJan 2025
AmesiteIPO · Nasdaq · AMST · 2 reportsJan 2025
SimplilearnIPO · 1 reportOct 2024
Leadership moves
63 tracked people moves · last 12 months
CodingalPraveen Kumar · Appointment → Vice President of OperationsMay 2026
TraliantEvan Kramer · Appointment → Chief Executive OfficerMay 2026
KabillionDavid Di Lorenzo · Promotion → President of KabillionApr 2026
Venture HighwayPriya Mohan · Promotion → Managing PartnerApr 2026
KiboEric Rosado · Appointment → Chief Product OfficerApr 2026
Product launches
tracked launches · last 12 months
MagmaSamyakEco (Digital platform)Apr 2026
AcclaimAcclaim AI CX platform (CX platform)Apr 2026
EC CouncilEnterprise AI Credential Suite (Credential Suite)Feb 2026
Contract wins
12 customer wins · last 24 months
Workforce actions
6 companies cutting roles · last 24 months
MediaPro~189 roles reported · competitionMay 2026
Pluralsight~20% of workforce reported · challenging economic environmentAug 2025
Alchemie~26 roles reported · economic reasonsMay 2025
Regulatory & litigation
3 regulatory events · 21 tracked suits · 24 months
- Encyclopedia Britannica, merriam-webster v openaicopyright infringement · FiledMar 2026
- J. Blades v A. Rosson, new horizons, western expressmotion to dismiss claims · OngoingFeb 2026
Earnings pulse
companies reporting results · last 24 months
24 companies reporting189 company-quarters trackedbeat 36miss 19in line 3
Half of these companies grew revenue faster than +9.0%, half slower.
Who is building Online Learning in the United States
Profiles 2,882 founders and CEOs across 2,187 firms, noting that Stanford, Harvard, MIT, and UC Berkeley are the most common alma maters, and Google, Microsoft, and McKinsey the top prior employers.
Founders and chief executives12 of 2,882, from the best-funded companies on this page
Ex- CEO Cornerstone OnDemand, Saba. University at Albany BS 1987, Seton Hall University MBA
Ex-Transpera, Glu Mobile. University of Georgia - Terry College of Business BBA, USC Marshall School of Business MBA
Ex-Tesco, Harrison Metal Capita. Washington University in St. Louis BA 2005, Stanford University Graduate School of Business MBA 2011
repeat founder
Founder DeepLearning.AI, Landing AI, Coursera, Google. Carnegie Mellon University BS 1997, MIT MS 1998, University of California, Berkeley PhD 2003
Learn, ex-Future Of Work Studios, ex-Bookclub, Brigham Young University, 2009
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv MS 2011, Institute of Software System Kyiv Ukraine PhD 2014
Ex-UKG, McKinsey, Hickling. University of Ottawa BS 1989, Stanford University MS 1991, PhD 1994
Pluralsight, ex-Utah Technology Council, ex-Skonnard Consulting, Brigham Young University, 1996
Udacity, ex-Best Merchant Partners, ex-Bertelsmann, Universität St. Gallen-Hochschule für Wirtschafts-, Rechts- und Sozialwissenschaften, 2010
Where the founders studied
alma mater on record for 541 of 2,882 founders
Stanford University85
Harvard University76
Massachusetts Institute of Technology47
University of California (Berkeley)42
Harvard Business School38
University of Pennsylvania33
Columbia University32
Cornell University26
Where they worked before
a previous employer on record for 141 of 2,882 founders
Google33
Microsoft31
McKinsey19
Cisco12
Amazon7
Intel7
Bain7
Facebook7
Founders flagged as repeat founders
of 2,571 founders with a profile on this page
43
carry a repeat-founder flag
- flagged as repeat founders43
- no repeat-founder flag2,528
Women and men among the founders
first names matched for 2,632 of 2,882 founders
22%
of matched founders are women
- women584
- men2,048
Inferred from first names, using 119 million people who state their own gender: a first name counts only where at least 20 of them share it and at least 90% of those share the same gender. The other 250 founders go in neither column.
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Who funds Online Learning in the United States
Documents 1,683 funding rounds since 2016 from 1,835 investors, with a typical round size of $1.8 million.
| Investor · most active investors since 2016 | Rounds | Led | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Y Combinator | 60 | 25 | Dec 2025 |
| HHS | 57 | — | Jul 2025 |
| National Science Foundation | 43 | — | Jan 2025 |
| Techstars | 36 | 21 | Apr 2024 |
| Owl Ventures | 31 | 18 | Aug 2023 |
| GSV Ventures | 30 | 11 | Apr 2025 |
| Rethink Capital Partners | 29 | 10 | Jun 2022 |
| Reach Capital | 27 | 8 | Dec 2024 |
| Learn Capital | 22 | 5 | Apr 2024 |
| 500 Global | 18 | 8 | Sep 2025 |
Stage mix · rounds since 2016
Seed & Angel739
Series A–B473
Series C+ / PE139
Grants, debt & other332
The typical round is $1.8M — half were bigger, half smaller.
The biggest Online Learning funding rounds in the United States
Highlights the largest disclosed round—Articulate’s $1.5 billion Series A—and lists ten other large recent rounds.
| Company | Round | Size | When | Backers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series Amega-round | $1.5B | Jul 2021 | General Atlantic, Blackstone, Iconiq Capital | |
| Series Dmega-round | $500M | Jun 2018 | Coatue, Tencent, Yunfeng Capital +1 more | |
| Series Emega-round | $339M | Sep 2021 | Wellington, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Mubadala +6 more | |
| Series Emega-round | $300M | Jun 2021 | TPG, Qatar Investment Authority, Madrone Capital Partners | |
| Series Fmega-round | $264.7M | May 2022 | Wellington, Citi Impact Fund, Bon Secours Health System +4 more | |
| Series E | $233.8M | Jun 2021 | Emerson Collective, Cowboy Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners +6 more | |
| Series F | $225M | May 2021 | Fidelity Investments, Baillie Gifford, Eldridge Industries +15 more | |
| Series C | $200M | Nov 2015 | GIC, Russia-China Investment Fund, Goldman Sachs +1 more | |
| Series D | $200M | Aug 2017 | Tencent, Yunfeng Capital, Matrix Partners China +2 more | |
| Series D | $186M | Jan 2015 | TPG, Accel, Spectrum Equity +1 more |
Venture round sizes · 2023–2025
<$1M72
$1–10M91
$10–50M45
$50–250M5
>$250M0
213 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.
Fresh cheques · last 6 months
Seed$5.1MApr 2026
Seed$3MApr 2026
Seed$2MApr 2026
Seed$1.3MApr 2026
SeedundisclosedApr 2026
Series B$15.6MMar 2026
Series A$10.3MMar 2026
Series A$6.7MMar 2026
What the news says about Online Learning in the United States
Counts 356,336 news articles in the last year, most frequently covering extracurricular activities, bullying prevention, college‑readiness, physical‑education, and wellness programs.
News volume
Online Learning coverage across United States · articles per quarter
2021Q22026Q1
peak 124,784 in 2025Q3 · 356,336 articles in the last 12 tracked months
Tone of coverage
share of articles by dominant sentiment (positive / neutral / negative)
202120232025
Positive-tone share moved 62% → 65%, negative 36% → 34% across 2021–2025.
What the coverage is about
The subjects that dominate Online Learning news in United States. The arrow shows whether each one is being written about more or less than a year ago.
- Extracurricular activities and clubs54,876→+1%
- Bullying prevention and school safety measures44,118▲+28%
- High school college readiness initiatives43,861→-3%
- Physical education and wellness programs34,719→+8%
- Artificial intelligence advancements32,181▲+31%
- Local school district updates and policies31,000▲+60%
- Education system changes and school board decisions27,330▲+45%
- College athletics news26,397▲+14%
- School violence and campus assaults25,871▲+22%
- Student leadership and government initiatives24,358→+8%
Most-covered companies · last 12 months
- 66,909
- 6,462
- 1,505
- 1,380
- 1,376
- 997
- 541
- 458
- 448
- 351
238 Online Learning companies here were named in the news over this period.
Prism
Watch Online Learning coverage in United States as it happens
Prism follows these subjects story by story — which companies are named, what is said about them and how the tone moves.
Momentum
The words getting louder — and quieter
Which terms are showing up in more stories than a year ago, and which are fading. The percentage is the change in how many articles mention them.
athletic programs+43%cloud infrastructure+62%school closures+44%recreational sports programs+206%ncaa updates+54%mass shooting+46%green data centers+50%educational apps k-12+46%new gadgets+46%performance-based assessments+64%
youth basketball divisions-35%school basketball programs-35%youth basketball tournaments-37%ymca basketball leagues-39%christmas light shows-47%
The pressures the press keeps returning to
Three recurring angles in United States Online Learning coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).
Regulatory Risk ▲ rising
270,187 articles touch this dimension · 52.1% critical tone
20212025
signals: ai regulation compliance, responsible ai, ai research
Funding Momentum ▲ rising
113,016 articles touch this dimension · 43.2% critical tone
20212025
signals: school funding battles, education reform, budget prioritization education
Growth ▲ rising
67,105 articles touch this dimension · 48.4% critical tone
20212025
signals: ai hardware, dc fast-charging deployment, ai research
Online Learning jobs in the United States: who is hiring and what they ask for
Aggregates 15,070 job postings from 486 employers, noting top skill demands (HIPAA, injections, wound care, catheters, infection control) and a median advertised salary of $75 k per year.
15,070postings · last 12 months
25,881postings tracked overall
486employers advertising
$75kmedian advertised salary/yr (n=1252)
Demand
The Skills Employers Ask For
What Online Learning employers in the United States put in their job ads. The bar is how many postings ask for it; the arrow shows whether demand grew or shrank against the year before.
- hipaa574▲
- injections549▲
- wound care540▲
- catheters540▲
- infection control444▲
- python171▲
- ai137▲
- computer131▲
- infection control protocols122▲
- excel120▲
What level are these roles?
Entry2,413
Intern119
Senior1,399
Lead743
Manager1,996
What they pay, by level
- Manager$105k/yr (n=151)
- Senior$104k/yr (n=85)
- Lead$140k/yr (n=30)
Most advertised titles
- 656
- 635
- 629
- 598
- 565
- 521
50 Online Learning-relevant internships in India were advertised over the same 12 months.
What Online Learning research in the United States is working on
Indexes 4,451 U.S.‑affiliated academic papers, with 780 identifying common problems, 382 issuing cautions, and 2,502 outlining opportunities.
How this field talks about itself
United States-affiliated Online Learning papers (gold) against all published research (grey)
Promising45.3% · 37.1%1.2×
Problem-identifying16.4% · 9.6%1.7×
Descriptive14.5% · 17.8%0.8×
Breakthrough10.9% · 26.0%0.4×
Cautionary8.6% · 4.7%1.8×
Comparative3.2% · 3.8%0.8×
How the work is done
Empirical53.4%
Methods-led24.2%
Reviews14.6%
Position pieces6.5%
Theoretical1.3%
How the research reads
97% positive · 1% neutral · 2% negative, across 4,451 papers.
The institutions doing the work · United States
- 8k
- 8k
- 4k
- 4k
- 4k
- 3k
ranked by how often their work is cited
Leading researchers · United States-affiliated work
Punya Mishra · Matthew J. Koehler · Charles R. Graham · Peggy A. Ertmer · Anne Ottenbreit‐Leftwich · Richard E. Mayer · Ryan S. Baker · George Siemens
The most-cited breakthroughs
- What is Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK)? · 1k cites
- A time‐based blended learning model · 442 cites
- Seven Affordances of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning: How to Support Collaborative Learning? How Can Technologies Help? · 438 cites
- Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Intelligent Assistant for Personalized and Adaptive Learning in Higher Education · 388 cites
- Personalized adaptive learning: an emerging pedagogical approach enabled by a smart learning environment · 376 cites
Common problems researchers identify710 papers · 7 recurring themes
Problems · theme 01
Instructional Design / Educational Technology
164 papers · 23.1% of this block
▲ +29% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Instructional design · Educational technology · Experiential learning · Professional learning community
“Constructing a Design Framework and Pedagogical Approach for Adaptive Learning in Higher Education: A Practitioner's Perspective”
164 of these papers raise it as a problem
Problems · theme 02
Technology Integration / Educational Technology
159 papers · 22.4% of this block
▲ +7% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Technology integration · Educational technology · Information and Communications Technology · Information technology
“Teachers’ Beliefs and Technology Practices”
159 of these papers raise it as a problem
Problems · theme 03
Distance Education / Online Learning
130 papers · 18.3% of this block
▼ -51% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Distance education · Online learning · Blended learning · Pandemic
“Foundations of online learning: Challenges and opportunities”
130 of these papers raise it as a problem
Problems · theme 04
Mathematics Education / Educational Technology
86 papers · 12.1% of this block
▼ -60% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Mathematics education · Educational technology · Technology integration · Pedagogy
“The Teacher Technology Integration Experience: Practice and Reflection in the Classroom”
86 of these papers raise it as a problem
Problems · theme 05
Applications Of Artificial Intelligence / Corporate Governance
78 papers · 11.0% of this block
▲ +100% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Applications of artificial intelligence · Corporate governance · Equity · Adaptation
“Examining Teaching Competencies and Challenges While Integrating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education”
78 of these papers raise it as a problem
Problems · theme 06
Learning Analytics / Analytics
60 papers · 8.5% of this block
▼ -9% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Learning analytics · Analytics · Big data · Educational data mining
“Learning analytics and educational data mining”
60 of these papers raise it as a problem
Problems · theme 07
Generative Grammar / Generative Model
33 papers · 4.6% of this block
▲ +118% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Generative grammar · Generative model · Mediation · Personalization
“Generative AI in Higher Education: Demographic Differences in Student Perceived Readiness, Benefits, and Challenges”
33 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions336 papers · 7 recurring themes
Cautions · theme 01
Learning Analytics / Higher Education
65 papers · 19.3% of this block
▲ +31% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Learning analytics · Higher education · Literacy · Cognition
“Exploring the Potential Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on International Students in Higher Education: Generative AI, Chatbots, Analy”
65 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions · theme 02
Mathematics Education / Educational Technology
64 papers · 19.0% of this block
▼ -59% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Mathematics education · Educational technology · Blended learning · Flipped classroom
“The effectiveness of e-learning: An explorative and integrative review of the definitions, methodologies and factors that promote e-Learning”
64 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions · theme 03
Test / Analytics
62 papers · 18.5% of this block
▲ +8% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Test · Analytics · Science education · Affect
“A Global Classroom? Evaluating the Effectiveness of Global Virtual Collaboration as a Teaching Tool in Management Education”
62 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions · theme 04
Technology Integration / Digital Transformation
53 papers · 15.8% of this block
▲ +48% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Technology integration · Digital transformation · Educational technology · Technology education
“Educational Technology: A Review of the Integration, Resources, and Effectiveness of Technology in K-12 Classrooms”
53 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions · theme 05
Asynchronous Communication / Online Learning
36 papers · 10.7% of this block
▼ -3% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Asynchronous communication · Online learning · Perception · Pandemic
“Students’ perception of online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic”
36 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions · theme 06
Intelligent Tutoring System / Game Based Learning
30 papers · 8.9% of this block
▲ +102% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Intelligent tutoring system · Game based learning · Computer-Assisted Instruction · Narrative
“Motivation and performance in a game-based intelligent tutoring system.”
30 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions · theme 07
Generative Grammar / Generative Model
26 papers · 7.7% of this block
▲ +594% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Generative grammar · Generative model · Personalized learning · Grading
“Pedagogical Applications of Generative AI in Higher Education: A Systematic Review of the Field”
26 of these papers raise it as a problem
Opportunities2,228 papers · 7 recurring themes
Opportunities · theme 01
Experiential Learning / Active Learning
622 papers · 27.9% of this block
▲ +22% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Experiential learning · Active learning · Blended learning · Higher education
“Using an adaptive learning tool to improve student performance and satisfaction in online and face-to-face education for a more personalized”
Opportunities · theme 02
Generative Grammar / Generative Model
324 papers · 14.5% of this block
▲ +416% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Generative grammar · Generative model · Transformative learning · Personalized learning
“AI IN EDUCATION: PIONEERING NEW APPROACHES TO LEARNING AND TEACHING”
Opportunities · theme 03
Mathematics Education / Educational Technology
304 papers · 13.6% of this block
▼ -60% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Mathematics education · Educational technology · Science education · Pedagogy
“A Study of Educational Simulations Part 1 - Engagement and Learning”
Opportunities · theme 04
Technology Integration / Educational Technology
292 papers · 13.1% of this block
▲ +7% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Technology integration · Educational technology · Information and Communications Technology · Technology acceptance model
“Understanding the Influence of Perceived Usability and Technology Self-Efficacy on Teachers’ Technology Acceptance”
Opportunities · theme 05
Reinforcement Learning / Adaptive Learning
254 papers · 11.4% of this block
▲ +98% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Reinforcement learning · Adaptive learning · Robustness · Stability
“Development of Intelligent, Adaptive, and Dynamic Systems Via the Investigation of Novel Machine Learning Algorithms”
Opportunities · theme 06
Learning Analytics / Analytics
238 papers · 10.7% of this block
▼ -13% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Learning analytics · Analytics · Data analysis · Predictive analytics
“Predicting Student Performance Using Personalized Analytics”
Opportunities · theme 07
Virtual Reality / Instructional Simulation
194 papers · 8.7% of this block
▲ +8% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Virtual reality · Instructional simulation · Augmented reality · Virtual learning environment
“AUGMENTED AND VIRTUAL REALITY IN U.S. EDUCATION: A REVIEW: ANALYZING THE IMPACT, EFFECTIVENESS, AND FUTURE PROSPECTS OF AR/VR TOOLS IN ENHAN”
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Problems
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining sharelosing share
Generative Grammar / Generative Model▲+118%
Applications Of Artificial Intelligence / Corporate Governance▲+100%
Instructional Design / Educational Technology▲+29%
Technology Integration / Educational Technology▲+7%
Learning Analytics / Analytics▼-9%
Distance Education / Online Learning▼-51%
Mathematics Education / Educational Technology▼-60%
Cautions
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining sharelosing share
Generative Grammar / Generative Model▲+594%
Intelligent Tutoring System / Game Based Learning▲+102%
Technology Integration / Digital Transformation▲+48%
Learning Analytics / Higher Education▲+31%
Test / Analytics▲+8%
Asynchronous Communication / Online Learning▼-3%
Mathematics Education / Educational Technology▼-59%
Opportunities
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining sharelosing share
Generative Grammar / Generative Model▲+416%
Reinforcement Learning / Adaptive Learning▲+98%
Experiential Learning / Active Learning▲+22%
Virtual Reality / Instructional Simulation▲+8%
Technology Integration / Educational Technology▲+7%
Learning Analytics / Analytics▼-13%
Mathematics Education / Educational Technology▼-60%
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