Eliademy [əlɪaˈdəmi] was 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 (support import in Moodle format), Bootstrap and other open source 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 Helsinki, Finland in 2012 by Sotiris Makrygiannis and Sergey Gerasimenko. Following Nokia 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 MeeGo colleagues. Their last project in Nokia was award-winning Nokia N9.
Eliademy Android client (also compatible with Moodle LMS) is an open-source project available at GitHub.eliademy-android project at GitHub 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, Shuhang 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, Emma Finnish MOOC Platform Eliademy Launches Chinese Version. "TechNode" June 13, 2014.
Eliademy is based on the Open Source Moodle Virtual learning environment. 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, Laura 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 Edison Awards 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.
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Eliademy service discontinued December 2019 due to financial problems of CBTec.
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