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Education Technology and the History of the Future of Credentialing

Hack Education

One of the ways in which we define a “real college” – and perhaps punish those which might not be sufficiently “real” – is by assessing the employability of its graduates. ” MOOCs for credit. Jobs for Grads. The question of employability matters to not-for-profits too. Microcredentials.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via The New York Times : “In Her Words: Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Assesses a Year on the Job.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Techcrunch : “ Sony now has a Koov robotics learning kit for US classrooms.” ” It’s $520.