Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. In 2013, on the heels of “the Year of the MOOC,” Barber released a report titled “An Avalanche is Coming,” calling for the “unbundling” of higher education. MOOCs are, no surprise, their own entry on this long list of awfulness.

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Hack Education

JULY 15, 2016

Testing, Testing… “ Nevada officials announced Tuesday that a common-core assessment consortium will credit the state $1.8 Via Education Next : “The Politics of the Common Core Assessments.” ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). “ Are MOOCs Forever ? .”

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Hack Education

APRIL 3, 2017

You can see neoliberalism, for example, in efforts towards privatization and the outsourcing of core technological capacities to third party vendors. This is part of the push for MOOCs, we must be honest.). ” It was founded in 2014 by Max Ventilla, a former Google executive. ” Despite raising some $87.5

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Beyond the MOOC. The Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2014. School and “Skills” MOOCS, Outsourcing, and Online Education. The Common Core State Standards. MOOCs and Anti-MOOCs. The Collapse of For-Profit Higher Education (Or Not). The Compulsion for Data. Indie Ed-Tech. The Business of Ed-Tech.

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Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

” Via Chalkbeat : “They rejected multi-state Common Core exams. Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). In related MOOC news, there's more on “ nanodegrees ” in the “credentialing” section below. – this time in science. “How Hard Is the New SAT ?”

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Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Speaking of openwashing : “ Pearson CEO Fallon Talks Common Core , Rise of ‘Open’ Resources.” According to investment analyst firm CB Insights, “ Ed Tech Startup Exits Fall From Peak 2014 Levels.”

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Hack Education

AUGUST 26, 2016

Via the Chiago Sun Times : “A suburban father and son accused in 2014 of scamming public school districts out of millions – only to post diamonds and rubies to get out of jail – pleaded guilty Tuesday to mail fraud. ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). “ MOOCs Are Dead.

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Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

” Via The Washington Post : “ School offers ‘incentives’ to get kids to take Common Core standardized test.” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” An op-ed in Forbes by University Ventures’ Ryan Craig : “Make Online Education Great (For The First Time).”

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 21, 2016

The defamation lawsuit against Rolling Stone for its 2014 story “A Rape on Campus: A Brutal Assault and Struggle for Justice at UVA ” has begun. Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Class Central : “ XuetangX : A Look at China’s First and Biggest MOOC Platform.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

MOOCs are out. Performance on PISA Decline Because of Common Core? ” Via Futurism : “ Global E-Waste Increased by Eight Percent since 2014.” .” It’s a partnership with Guild Education. More via Techcrunch. Bootcamps are in. Or something. This Week in Betteridge’s Law of Headlines.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “ MOOCs : A Postmortem” by Jonathan Rees. Meanwhile, Campus Technology offers “7 Tips for Listing MOOCs on Your Résumé.” ” Story says “could be.” ” Tech PR gonna PR.

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