Edsurge

JANUARY 1, 2018

Microcredentials, and controversial moves and pivots by edtech companies hoping to disrupt the higher education landscape. A Starter Kit For Instructional Designers When EdSurge columnist Amy Ahearn graduated from college in 2008, she had never heard of instructional design—let alone anticipate that she would soon have a career in it.

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Coursera MOOC Company Course 100

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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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Bryan Alexander

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

” Here DeMillo changes tack from neuroscience (chapter 3) and returns to technology, but not very much to MOOCs. Notice the, ah, interesting case of a company recruiting unpaid tutors for online learning (2100). Twitter’s also a fine place to chat (I’m @BryanAlexander ). What do you make of it?

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Education MOOC Learning Analytics Data 40

Edsurge

MAY 30, 2019

The other day I was scrolling through Twitter when a message caught my eye. He’s the guy who coined the term MOOC, short for Massive Open Online Course, which then was a reference to multiplayer video games. So we called him up to get beyond the tiny character limit of Twitter to hear out his critique. Oh, I think absolutely.

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MOOC Course Meeting Company 162

Hack Education

MARCH 30, 2017

“The Year of the MOOC” – I was summoned to Palo Alto, California for a small gathering to discuss the future of teaching, learning, and technology. Perhaps with this data, the MOOC providers can build a map of professional if not cognitive pathways. Google versus Didi (a Chinese self-driving car company).

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Education Robotics MOOC Company 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last. But altruism is not the same as justice.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

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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Education MOOC Company Pearson 45