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Why I'm Still Bullish About the State of Edtech

Edsurge

I was lucky enough to attend the inaugural ASU GSV back in 2010 in Tempe, Arizona. It’s hard to remember now, but many industry colleagues felt edtech was a frothy market in 2017. MOOCs topped the cycle in 2012. So now is the perfect time to reflect on the state of edtech. OPMs topped the cycle in 2015.

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US Edtech Investments Peak Again With $1.45 Billion Raised in 2018

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edtech startups in 2017. More common in 2010 and 2011, the early days of the current edtech investment cycle, those deals were prevalent at a time that saw an abundance of new ideas, companies and investments. Once upon a time, she notes, “MOOCs were supposed to displace higher education. Last year, U.S. billion raised by U.S.

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The Stories We've Been Told (in 2017) about Education Technology

Hack Education

Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2017: The Stories We’ve Been Told. At the end of every year since I founded Hack Education in 2010, I’ve reviewed what I think are the most important and influential trends in education technology. Beyond the MOOC. School and “Skills” MOOCS, Outsourcing, and Online Education.

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The Top Ed-Tech Trends (Aren't 'Tech')

Hack Education

Every year since 2010, I’ve undertaken a fairly massive project in which I’ve reviewed the previous twelve months’ education and technology news in order to write ten articles covering “the top ed-tech trends.” It’s a bit too early to tell what 2017 will bring.). ” Despite raising some $87.5

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. In 2017, just a week before Christmas, the New Media Consortium abruptly announced its immediate closure “because of apparent errors and omissions by its former Controller and Chief Financial Officer.” Good for you. with Pigeons.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

And here’s how it differs from the one that Obama issued in 2010. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Inside Higher Ed on online education at Simmons College. More on MOOC and online education research in the research section below. ” More on the EO from Inside Higher Ed. Congrats, Federalist.

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Education's Online Futures

Hack Education

There was all that ink spilled circa 2010 that Khan Academy and “ flipped learning ” were going to “ change the rules of education ,” replacing in-class instruction with online videos watched as homework. Vive la MOOC Révolution. The British MOOC company FutureLearn entered the US market.

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