Google's Mobile Disruption in Education

Google Inc. (GOOG) invested $300 million through its Google Capital establishment by the search giant. Google Capital Head David Lawee said, “Google Capital is only investing in late-stage, Google Capital’s objective is to triple its money from each investment over the course of five to seven years,” Lawee said. The deal is a key indicator of the company’s interest towards Web education. $40 million was invested into Renaissance Learning Inc., an education software company. The company also aims to conduct close to six deals for this year.

Education and technology is changing very rapidly today. Better education is significant to future growth. And from the ROI standpoint it contributes for business as business is about compromise. This type of demand and diversified technology for education is positive for experiencing such benefits that can enable the workplace today.

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Education is a key investment area for Google. Android is transforming with digital textbooks for the 21st century. Students using mobile devices now have greater opportunities to connect in classrooms. K-12 learning is adopting Android smartphones and tablets resulting in an overall impact of how users work and live with mobile.

Google integrates several digital mobile apps. Google Play even rolled out a new addition to its store last August. Google now allows Android users to rent or purchase digital textbooks from its Books section. Android users can expect the best publishing partners from Google. Google’s digital textbooks can download instantly. The Google Play Books app offers search tools such as  dictionaries and translation tools.