Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2018

” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Edsurge : “ Pearson ’s Former Product Chief Reflects on the 4 Megatrends Shaping Global Education.” ” “ Twitter is funding college professors to audit its platform for toxicity,” writes The Verge. ” JFC.

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AUGUST 31, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). There’s a lot to think about here, as Natasha Singer rightly pointed out on Twitter , as this might related to Big Ed-Tech. ” Education Week on a Pearson poll : “Generation Z Prefers Learning From YouTube, Not Books.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

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.” Textbook Publishers vs. Boundless. But altruism is not the same as justice.

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Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

Testing, Testing… Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “British Officials, Pearson Probe Effort to Leak Test Content.” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). In related MOOC news, there's more on “ nanodegrees ” in the “credentialing” section below. ” asks Edsurge.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 13, 2016

There was a regularly updated Facebook page, a Twitter account, as well as a LinkedIn profile for its supposed president. ” MOOCs for credit. It’s an assessment now administered by Pearson, and since the education giant took over the GED in 2014, pass rates have plummeted. Keep Away From Coding Schools.”

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). It’s baaaaack: “Return of the MOOC ,” The City Journal tells us. There’s some (sorta) MOOC-related news in the venture funding section below. Because MOOCs on an airplane proved to be such an effective mode of instruction.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 5, 2016

” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). “The stock price for Pearson PLC , the world’s largest education business, dropped precipitously Friday after its announcement of a 7 percent decline in underlying sales to about $2.5 MOOCs, CAI, and now this. ” asks The Hechinger Report.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Other companies with similar models: Spark Schools, which raised $9 million this year from the Omidyar Network and Pearson, and APEC, also funded by Pearson. ” The material involved MOOCs that it had produced with edX as well as videos posted to iTunes and YouTube. “ Free and open.” “ Fake news.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 17, 2017

” I’ve looked at how for-profit colleges , MOOCs , and learn-to-code companies have tapped into these narratives in order to justify their products and services. Don’t mess with her on Twitter. Pearson filed a patent for badges. These have all been separate articles in each series. Sony’s in the business.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” These headlines just kill me. ” More MOOC data in the “research” section below. ” Disclosure: the Mooch now follows me on Twitter. ” Class Central surveyed its users : “ MOOC Users Highly Educated, Have Experienced Career Benefits.”

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Hack Education

APRIL 20, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Via Edsurge : “What’s Next for Pearson ? ” ( A good thread on Twitter in response.). ” Via Education Week : “ Pearson Tested ‘Social-Psychological’ Messages in Learning Software, With Mixed Results.”

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JUNE 24, 2016

“ Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : ”Why Twitter Is Calling Abigail Fisher ’ Becky With the Bad Grades ’: A Brief Explainer.” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). billion it agreed to pay Apple/Pearson for iPads, but what do I know). “Is Estonia the new Finland ?”

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Responses to last week’s news about Western Governors University and the audit of its competency-based offerings: Via NPR : “Who Is A College Teacher, Anyway? “ Hacked Twitter Accounts a New Headache for Schools,” Education Week’s Ben Herold reports.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Edsurge : “Are You Getting a Pay Bump For Student Completion? ” “Whatever Happened To MOOCs ?” ” Mindset marketing from Pearson : “3 steps to upgrade your GRIT in education.” Virtual Schools Dish Out the Dough.”

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NOVEMBER 17, 2016

” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Inside Higher Ed : “ U of Florida Online finds stability after canceling deal with Pearson , but scales back its plan for ”exponential“ growth in online education for undergraduates.” of Cincinnati Police Officer.” Meanwhile on Campus.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Twitter announced big layoffs this week – 9% of its staff – and said it would shutter its video app Vine. IBM partners with Pearson. OpenEd partners with Pearson. ” There’s more testing news in the courts section above.

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