How Will Microsoft’s Acquisition of LinkedIn Affect Higher Ed? | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
From www.edtechmagazine.com - June 18, 2016 9:43 AM
As soon as Microsoft announced its $26.2 billion deal to purchase professional networking site LinkedIn, members of the higher education community started wondering: What does it mean for us?

Speculations center around Microsoft’s stated intentions for the popular online learning platform, Lynda.com, which LinkedIn acquired in 2015.

“In the future, LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com) will tightly integrate into Office, enabling users to have a more seamless experience and access to on-demand courses,” the company wrote in an investor presentation.