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Facebook Seems to Be Adding Video-Course Features. For Edtech, That Raises Old Fears.

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That MOOC space includes online learning platform and edtech “unicorn” Coursera, which went public last year , and edX, which lost its nonprofit status when it was bought by the for-profit company 2U last year. For instance, the company tried “Facebook Deals” back around 2010, which tried to disrupt the discount company Groupon.

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A Class You'll Be Excited To Take. #ETMOOC

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My entire Masters degree was done online back in 2009 and 2010 and that wasn''t all that traditional at the time. There are several websites, like edX , Coursera , and Udacity that offer these courses to the masses. It''s been a few years since I last took a formal "class." Now it is almost the norm.

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How Is Cloud Computing Revolutionizing the Education Industry?

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Nevertheless, an article published in the International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications one year later in 2010 uncovered that 88% of teaching professionals saw a need for integration of the service. It registered as one of the lower ranking fields on the list, but it still managed to position itself in the top ten.

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The Still-Evolving Future of University Credentials

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The growth of educational platform companies such as Coursera and 2U is being driven in part by a surge in demand for certificate programs and “alternative credential” offerings. College enrollment has been on the decline, dropping 7 percent between 2010 and 2018.

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It’s Time to Digitally Transform Community College

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peaked at the end of the last recession in 2010 , and has been declining ever since. Google’s expanding portfolio of IT certificate programs offered via Coursera is being aligned with curriculum at more than 100 community colleges with implementation partner Jobs For the Future. Community college enrollment in the U.S.

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Why I'm Still Bullish About the State of Edtech

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I was lucky enough to attend the inaugural ASU GSV back in 2010 in Tempe, Arizona. NYSE: INST), Coursera, Inc. In the next few days, thousands of edtech entrepreneurs, investors, educators and policymakers will flood a hotel in San Diego to attend the Mecca of Education Innovation Optimism known as ASU GSV. NYSE: PWSC), Duolingo, Inc.

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?Filling the Other Skills Gap

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The likes of Coursera, Udacity, Udemy, MasterClass, Lynda, and Pluralsight have together raised more than $1 billion and represent combined enterprise value of more than $5 billion. These workers recovered only 80,000, or 1 percent, of those job losses between 2010 and 2016. This dichotomy is not lost on investors.

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