Eliademy �lɪaˈdəmiwas a free online classroom that allowed educators and students to create, share and manage online courses with real-time discussions and task management. Eliademy was based on

Moodle Moodle is a free and open-source learning management system written in PHP and distributed under the GNU General Public License. Moodle is used for blended learning, distance education, flipped classroom and other online learning projects in sch ...

(support import in Moodle format), Bootstrap and other

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technologies. Eliademy was unveiled to public in February 2013O'Hear, Steve
Eliademy, a free online classroom from Finland democratizes education with technology
"TechCrunch" March 12, 2013. by CBTec. Eliademy was available in 32 languages.

History

CBTec was founded in

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in 2012 by Sotiris Makrygiannis and Sergey Gerasimenko. Following

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announcement on choosing Windows Phone as primary OS for its phones,Heather, Brian
Nokia's Stephen Elop is still over MeeGo, even if the N9 is a hit
"Engadget" June 25, 2011. Sotiris Makrygiannis, at the time Director of Open Source Operations, left together with 16

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colleagues. Their last project in Nokia was award-winning

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. Eliademy Android client (also compatible with

LMS) is an open-source project available at

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.eliademy-android project at GitHub
/ref> It was launched with support from Tekes – the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation. Eliademy is a part of Digile, Finland's initiative launched in order to create new disruptive digital service in the area of education. In April 2014, Nordics VC company Inventure has completed an undisclosed seed investment in Eliademy.Inventure invests in online education platform Eliademy
"Inventure" April 25, 2014. In June 2014, Eliademy launched a fully localized version in China.Li, Shuhan
芬兰开放课程平台 Eliademy 推出中文版 4月获种子轮融资
"TechCrunch China" June 12, 2014.Lee, Emm
Finnish MOOC Platform Eliademy Launches Chinese Version
"TechNode" June 13, 2014. Eliademy is based on the Open Source

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. The site is localized to more than 19 languages (including Latin), designed for mobile use.

Recognition

Eliademy has been featured on TechCrunch.O'Hear, Steve
Eliademy, The MOOC Founded By Ex-Nokians, Gets Android App To Benefit The Wider Moodle Community
"TechCrunch" June 3, 2013.Lomas, Natasha
Finnish Startup Gets Seed Backing For Its Online Education Platform Play, Eliademy
"TechCrunch" April 24, 2014. and in other sources. In June 2014, it was named by EdTech Europe as one of Europe's 20 fastest growing and most Innovative e-Learning companies.Scott, Laur
Europe's 20 Fastest Growing and Most Innovative e-Learning Companies Named
"RealWire" June 6, 2014. In February 2015 it was selected2015 Edison Awards Finalists
2015 Edison Award Finalists
February 25, 2015. as Finalist for the 2015

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in category "Living, Working and Learning" and received Gold Award2015 Edison Award Winners
2015 Edison Award Winners
April 24, 2015. during award ceremony in New York in April 2015.

The end

Eliademy service discontinued December 2019 due to financial problems of CBTec.

References

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