Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

Although we were convinced that technology could transform education, simple internet access was patchy at best. As recently as 1997, only 27 percent of America’s K-12 school had internet access—a number that skyrocketed to 92 percent by 2003. education technology companies each year for the past three years.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 19, 2016

million people since 2003.” Coursera ’s Daphne Koller announced in a blog post that she’s leaving the MOOC company she co-founded to work at a Alphabet (a.k.a. Google) biotech company, Calico. Various updates from Google : The company is “killing Google Hangouts on Air,” says The Verge.

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Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via the Coursera blog : “New mobile features: Transcripts, notes, and reminders.” “Ed access to VR growing as low-cost options expand,” says Education Dive. The adaptive learning company has raised $16 million total. million total.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Via Inside Higher Ed : “Frustrated with the slow resolution of loan forgiveness claims at the Department of Education, two borrowers have filed a lawsuit against Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and loan servicing company Navient in federal court.” Coursera announces on its blog that it’s expanding to Brazil.

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