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And this prompted me to update my list of education / technology companies that are ALEC members.). His rather disastrous business history in ed-tech includes SoftKey and The Learning Company. Via the IEEE Spectrum : “How the Pioneers of the MOOC Got It Wrong.” Via CNN : “ Rewrite the Constitution ?

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Education Technology and the Promise of 'Free' and 'Open'

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The Rebranding of MOOCs. Remember 2012 , “ The Year of the MOOC? Remember in 2012 when Coursera co-founder Daphne Koller said in her TED Talk that her company’s goal was to “take the best courses from the best instructors at the best universities and provide it to everyone around the world for free”?

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Can US Higher Education Publishers Leverage a Subscription Model

Kitaboo on EdTech

This change is the result of overpriced textbooks which drove students towards less expensive sources like eBooks, used textbooks, rental books etc. But how do they compete with resources like MOOCs and OERs that have made high quality course content from respected university professors available for free? a semester.

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” Via PBS Newshour : “GOP reinstates usage of ‘ illegal alien ’ in Library of Congress ’ records.” The New York Times on The Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow , an online charter school: “Online School Enriches Affiliated Companies if Not Its Students.”

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A Call For Homeschool 2.0

TeachThought - Learn better.

The cost of starting a company has gone down because there are online tools you can use for free. Or should be think of why libraries came to be in the first place–their function–and rethink them in light of modern technology? Dad explains,” I’m feeling like something is brewing right now. Adaptive learning apps.

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The 2017 Global Education Conference (Online) Starts Today! Join Us!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Marshall Exploring Gender Neutral/Inclusive Bathrooms in Libraries: A Global Perspective - Raymond Pun, Kenya Flash Flipped Learning in L2: How to Encourage Cross-Cultural Critical Thinking to Teach Global Problem-Solving Skills - Birgit A. Mary Ann Kahl Educational Diplomacy with High School Students - David Angwenyi, Ph.D,