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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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In 2012, Pearson, Cengage Learning, and Macmillan Higher Education sued Boundless Learning, claiming that the open education textbook startup had “stolen the creative expression of their authors and editors, violating their intellectual-property rights.” The Flipped Classroom". Textbook Publishers vs. Boundless.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Elsewhere in MOOC research… From Campus Technology : “Grouping MOOC Students by Communication Mode Doesn’t Help Completion.” ” More on MOOC (and related) research in the research section below. MOOCs losing their mojo?

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Via Edsurge : “What’s Next for Pearson ? ” Via Campus Technology : “Study Finds Flipped Classroom Model Does Not Improve Grades in Health Science Course.” ” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed.