Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

However, as more online learning companies raise their Series D funding rounds , and players from Duolingo to Coursera try to figure out sustainable business models, we’ve reached a juncture where we need to think about the issues of equity that come with chasing paying customers. Content-Driven vs. Connection-Driven.

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Coursera MOOC Education Khan Academy 86

Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2017

It’s part of a continued evolution of MOOCs, or Massive Open Online Courses. That never happened, and since then companies like Coursera have been trying to find their niche—and a sustainable business model. But the company recently added a feature that asks users: “What’s your main goal?”

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Coursera Strategy MOOC Company 60

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

the Virginia company at the heart of the operation.” A must-read on Trump University from Ars Technica : “Trump University and the art of the get-rich seminar.” Here’s the EdWeek headline: “ Company Exec. for Ed-Tech Company Testifies in Ala. ” Ugh. ” Education in the Courts.

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Education MOOC Company Report 48

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Trump University promised that the instructors for the real-estate and business seminars were “hand-picked” by Trump. Funnily enough, many of the very publications who consistently made fun of the offerings from Trump University rarely offer any critical analysis of the structure or content of MOOCs or coding bootcamps.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

This talk was delivered at Virginia Commonwealth University today as part of a seminar co-sponsored by the Departments of English and Sociology. ” – that’s Sebastian Thrun, best known perhaps for his work at Google on the self-driving car and as a co-founder of the MOOC (massive open online course) startup Udacity.

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