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Why I’m Optimistic About the Next Wave of Education Technology

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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. ASU Global Freshman Academy, Coursera and edX have taken the StraighterLine model—and pushed it even further. But the most interesting developments are happening a little further downstream.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via the Coursera blog : “New mobile features: Transcripts, notes, and reminders.” In other STEM news, Pornhub awards a “women in tech” scholarship. ” Udacity has updated its online "classroom." Because “Pornhub cares.”