2007 Classroom Company MOOC 
Wired Campus
MARCH 10, 2015
Students would meet in virtual classrooms where they would discuss course material using videoconferencing technology. In 2007 it became one of the first elite institutions to post lecture videos online at no charge. In 2013 it joined with Coursera and started building MOOCs.
Hack Education
DECEMBER 9, 2017
At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. ” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs.
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Hack Education
NOVEMBER 2, 2016
” – that’s Sebastian Thrun, best known perhaps for his work at Google on the self-driving car and as a co-founder of the MOOC (massive open online course) startup Udacity. The very next day, Apple shares hit $97.80, an all-time high for the company. Virtual worlds in 2007, for example. Fantasy. .”
The Hechinger Report
DECEMBER 20, 2016
Even before a deluge of fibs and fakery swamped our recent election cycle, Wineburg and company realized that readers of online news need many of the same skills used by a good historian, such as identifying the sources of claims and asking questions about their evidence.
Hack Education
AUGUST 11, 2017
Not really ed-tech-related, except for all those companies saying they’re “Uber for education.” ” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Edsurge : “ Andrew Ng , Co-Founder of Coursera , Returns to MOOC Teaching With New AI Course.” The company has $8.3
Hack Education
NOVEMBER 30, 2016
In January, “brain-training” company Lumosity agreed to pay $2 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it had deceived customers with its claims that its games improved cognitive functions. Or the flipped classroom. Or MOOCs even. ” “Visit faraway lands without leaving the classroom.”
Hack Education
DECEMBER 11, 2016
.” Microsoft acquired Minecraft in 2015 – which probably speaks volumes right there about its progressive potential – and in January of this year, Microsoft bought TeacherGaming, the maker of a Minecraft version aimed at classroom usage. Only “1.86 unique users have enrolled 4.1
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