Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”) But Posterous, if you’ll recall, was acquired by Twitter in 2012 and shut down one year later. Pearson is Not a Platform. Pearson does not have a platform.

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

“Hardly Anyone Wants to Take a Liberal Arts MOOC,” Edsurge informed its readers in February. And then there’s the advice from Pearson. According to the latest jobs report , unemployment in the US is at 4.6%, the lowest since 2007. We’ve seen this before in the MOOC world. Only “1.86

Technology 85

Technology Education Microsoft Industry 85

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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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145