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Public Edtech Companies Have Been Rare. These SPACs Will Change That.

Edsurge

He was an early investor in Chegg, which went public in 2013 and whose stock more than doubled in 2020. He’s also backed Coursera and Course Hero, two privately held edtech companies that are each valued at more than $1 billion. Moe has picked some winners in education. We know who we’re most interested in.”

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Are SPOCs a better option for online education than MOOCs?

Neo LMS

MOOC platforms like Coursera, Udemy, or Udacity, have massive numbers of enrolled students in their courses, yet a shamefully low number of graduates. In 2013, more than 90% of MOOC learners didn’t finish their courses, and many of them didn’t even start the courses for which they registered.

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Education Technology and Data Insecurity

Hack Education

ESSA gives more autonomy and flexibility to states than they had under NCLB through competency-based assessments, which could drive the development of personalized learning technologies. According to the Data Quality Campaign , “Student data privacy was a priority issue in state legislatures in 2016.”

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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 2013, 3D printer manufacturer MakerBot launched its MakerBot Academy with a goal “to put a MakerBot Desktop 3D Printer in every school in America.” You can learn anything online, Siegler argued. Altius Education.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” That’s the headline describing a conversation between Recode and Coursera ’s Daphne Koller. ” Try learning styles, maybe. “ What We Learned From Talking with 100 MOOC Students ” by Justin Reich (and George Veletsianos and Laura Pasquini). . Updates from ISTE. MOOCs losing their mojo?

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “A Corporate Learning Revolution” – a Coursera webinar. ” VCU’s Jon Becker writes “More about online learning in Virginia.” “Problems with Personalized Learning ” by Dan Meyer.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Trump’s ideas seem to be a reprise of a proposal the NRA put forward back in 2013. Imperial College London will teach a class on artificial intelligence on the Coursera platform. Via NPR : “Trump Backs Arming Teachers During Emotional White House Listening Session.”