As colleges move to hold remote classes amid the COVID-19 outbreak, Zoom Video Communications Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc. are among tech companies offering deals to attract institutions looking to offer online lessons. “This is online education’s moment” to prove a positive experience in front of a big audience, Chief Executive Chip Paucek told MarketWatch. The leader of the online-education company expects that after schools are introduced to new online tools due to the outbreak, they’ll be more inclined to opt for “blended” educational experiences that mix in-person classes with online tie-ins after the situation improves.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-is-online-educations-moment-as-colleges-close-during-coronavirus-pandemic-2020-03-17
