Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Now, MOOC providers like edX and Coursera are looking towards new (and sometimes paid) offerings, as well as so-called “MicroBachelors” degrees designed to break up undergraduate credential into discrete components. So what do the top courses on MOOC platforms like edX and Coursera tell us about where teaching is heading?

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

The report is always a big deal in technology circles – “a tech industry event in its own right,” as Wired’s Steven Levy put it in 2012 – and many publications and pundits dutifully cover Meeker’s observations, often adding very little analysis of their own. Coursera (online education) –- $64 million.

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Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Just a few weeks after Daphne Koller ’s announcement she was leaving the MOOC startup she co-founded, Coursera unveiled “ Coursera for Business ” this week, marking its pivot from “democratizing higher ed” to “ training corporate employees.” ” More via Techcrunch.

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Hack Education

MAY 25, 2018

.” IHE blogger Joshua Kim offers “25 Million Reasons Why LinkedIn / Microsoft Will Buy Coursera.” ” Via NPR : “How Schools Across The Country Are Working To Detect Threats Made On Social Media.” ” “ Cyber Charters in at Least 5 States Face Closure. What’s Going On?”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Photo-sharing service Instagram had 13 employees when it was acquired for $1 billion by Facebook in 2012. ” MOOC startups like Udacity and Coursera have also rebranded to target this particular post-secondary technical training market. Google’s Alphabet Inc. and Facebook Inc. The number of technology startups fizzled.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

“After Gayle Manchin took over the National Association of State Boards of Education in 2012, she spearheaded an unprecedented effort that encouraged states to require schools to purchase medical devices that fight life-threatening allergic reactions,” writes USA Today. tl;dr: emailing them, holding webinars, using social media.

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Hack Education

APRIL 3, 2017

They are political, social – shaping culture and politics and institutions and individuals in turn. In 2012, I chose “the platforming of education” as one of the “top ed-tech trends.” Personalization. These aren’t simply technological innovations. A failure to “platform.”

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