BenchPrep Switches To Subscription Model As It Moves Toward
Education-as-a-Service  Next Story   The growing prevalence of
massively open learning platforms and open education resources
is bringing a sea change to the educational landscape. High-
profile institutions have begun to adopt and launch open
courseware initiatives (like EdX and Coursera) and, in so doing,
are changing the ways we think about — and even define — the
learning process. As a result, we’re seeing less and less value
being placed on content as a means of defining and structuring
the learning process, with the focus shifting instead to
engagement, interactivity, and collaboration.  When we last
spoke to BenchPrep CEO Ashish Rangnekar, the vision he laid out
for his business was very much influenced by this
transformation. At the time, he said that the most effective
educational content no longer comes in book or even eBook form,
but is instead fundamentally interactive, dynamic and cross-
platform.  This interactivity is not a gimmick or a