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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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It’s now become a way in which educational events, organizations, and institutions dole out funding for projects. In 2013, on the heels of “the Year of the MOOC,” Barber released a report titled “An Avalanche is Coming,” calling for the “unbundling” of higher education. See David Kernohan’s excellent keynote at OpenEd13 for more.)

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Here’s Edsurge’s take on the AEI event. ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). There’s more MOOC news in the job training section below. .” .” Here are the “Prepared Remarks by U.S. “The U.S. Doane University has joined edX.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). The New York Times covers its own recent education event : “Educators Discuss the Future of Higher Education.” ” Funny headline as most of the speakers at this annual event aren’t actually educators. The adaptive learning company has raised $4.57

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “ California Should Watch Arkansas Process for Creating New Online Institution,” says Mindwires Consulting’s Phil Hill. Its website touts the “Highlights from Apple’s keynote event.” The new executive director: Janet Haven.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). In related MOOC news, there's more on “ nanodegrees ” in the “credentialing” section below. Because up ’til now, MOOCs were the most brilliant data mining app ever.). But how do they compare to the old one and the ACT ?” It's religion.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

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I have learned so much in the intervening years, and my analysis then strikes me as incredibly naive and shallow. ” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”) ” Re-reading that article now makes me cringe.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Via Knox News : “ White nationalist talk at UT draws about 45 and 250 protesters for peaceful event.” Speaking of feedback, Inside Higher Ed also profiles a sentiment analysis surveillance tool , developed at the University of St.