Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2019

Over the last decade, workers with education beyond the bachelor’s degree have continued to be rewarded with higher wages –and employment in master’s-level occupations is projected to grow at the fastest rate of any level, 17 percent, between 2016 and 2026, according to U.S. Department of Labor forecasts. is now online or blended.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2017

After a lull in 2016, venture activity for U.S.-based based edtech startups in 2017 saw a resurgence of investment capital. By contrast, in 2016, investors put $1 billion into 138 deals. edtech investments in 2011. edtech investments in 2011. edtech companies. edtech startups hit almost $1.7

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2017

education technology startups ebbed in 2016, dipping roughly 30 percent in deal volume and value from the previous year. These statistics offer a somber reminder that the edtech industry does not produce quick, home run hits. Other EdSurge stories about edtech venture capital. 2016 US Edtech Funding Totals $1 Billion.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 12, 2020

MOOCs are great ideas, but assessment and feedback loops and certification are among the many issues holding them back. And anymore, they end being the punchline of edtech jokes, somehow. Comparing an unsupported MOOC from 2008 to an in-person college experience isn’t apples to apples. ’, Dustin Swanger, Ed.D

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

employers spent nearly $71 billion on training in 2016—a figure that was flat compared to 2015. Well-funded MOOC providers Coursera, Udacity and EdX have evolved their business models to focus squarely on corporate learning and serving professionals seeking credentials. According to the Association for Talent Development, U.S.

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Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2017

In 2016 we added one of our own to the mix: EdSurge Independent. Discovering MOOCs in 2012 lit a fire under me. I left my position running university internships abroad and went head first into the edtech world. How can edtech help students be more human? What’s my favorite EdSurge HigherEd article?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 21, 2016

It’s time once again for The Hulk of edtech conferences— Educause , which kicks off fully on Wednesday in Anaheim, Calif. October 12, 2016. EDUCAUSE HULK (@EDUCAUSE_HULK) October 14, 2016. Since last year there's a new parody account, @EDUcaustic , which is even more strident in mocking edtech. What’s his suggestion?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Parent builds edtech. Avida is the husband of Coursera co-founder Daphne Koller, and one of the first board members of the company that helped put the spotlight on massive online open courses, or MOOCs. Koller, who left Coursera in 2016, is currently CEO of Insitro, a drug-development startup that raised $143 million in May.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 6, 2017

In 2016, Strava users uploaded 304 million activities , logged 6.8 They were incredibly hardworking people, but the ones creating the most significant social impact in the world were also often too busy to finish a MOOC. Using GPS data, a runner can track her route and pace, and then share the activity with friends.

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Edsurge

JULY 20, 2017

A 2016 report funded by the Gates Foundation found that in the U.S. My classmates from Stanford’s Learning Design and Technology master’s program have gone on to design for big brands like Airbnb and Google as well as edtech upstarts including the African Leadership University, General Assembly, Osmo and Udacity.

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Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

During this 60 minute session, AdmitHub CEO Andrew Magliozzi will reveal insights from his company’s 2016 trial with Georgia State University, where a chatbot exchanged 185,000 messages with more than 3,100 students. DeSchryver and Cavanagh will look at how ESSA is guiding the work of edtech companies now and in the future.

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Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2018

As MOOCs surged in popularity from 2012 to 2015, universities, nonprofits, schools and companies all jumped into the game of developing online courses, and giving them away—often at the promise of no cost—to the world. Today, few higher-ed institutions are able to sustain the ongoing costs associated with producing and running MOOCs.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 19, 2019

Here’s a look at the latest edtech crop. Everyone is trying to make education online, but we’ve seen the rise and fall of MOOCs,” says Payne, 32. Prenda was founded by Kelly Smith in April 2016, according to his LinkedIn account. The accelerator provides companies with $150,000 in seed funding for 7 percent of the company.

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 1, 2019

Neil Rickus ; EdTech Consultant & Former Teacher. In order to reduce the amount of new content a teacher needs to make, YouTube videos, MOOC s, multiple choice questions and web-based resources can be combined. There is a great future for blended learning as part of an EdTech strategy. What is blended learning?

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

A number of colleges have partnered with big MOOC providers, principally Coursera and edX, to offer large-scale online courses at far lower prices, in part to attract new students to their higher-priced online degrees. But MOOC-based degrees are just at the starting line of what appears to be a rush to hang discount tags on online degrees.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2018

At the time they were not alone in their efforts; Coursera, Udacity (both of which were also co-founded by Stanford professors) and edX had launched MOOC platforms a year earlier. Altogether, NovoEd boasts over 100 customers who have delivered roughly 6,000 courses, according to Miller, who joined the company as CEO in November 2016.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2017

To get a glimpse into what the next 12 months will hold for everything from professional development to digital learning, and from communication to virtual reality, 15 ed tech luminaries looked back on 2016 edtech trends to help predict what’s in store for 2017. Here’s what they said: 2016 was The Year of Video. And it has.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

— Stephen King (@StephenKing) October 3, 2016. Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” “Aftermath of the MOOC wars: Can commercial vendors support creative higher education ? A Techcrunch op-ed : “Why edtech can’t grow as much as healthtech.” Education Politics.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Editor’s Note: ‘Tis the season of giving, eating and reflecting, a time to look back on 2016 and to make bold predictions about what next year may hold. radio and televisions in the early 20th century and online learning and MOOCs via the Internet in the early 21st century.) The technology has changed over the years.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). 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.”

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Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via the Coursera blog : “New mobile features: Transcripts, notes, and reminders.” " It’s lovely to see the big innovation from the MOOC startups in 2017 involves the learning management system. ” Udacity has updated its online "classroom."

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

” Via the Data Quality Campaign : “ Student Data Privacy Legislation : A Summary of 2016 State Legislation.” ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). MOOC hype deja vu.). Via Edsurge : “When Teachers Build Edtech , Awesomeness Ensues – and Here’s Why.”

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Hack Education

APRIL 21, 2017

” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via WCTI12.com ” “ MOOCs Started Out Completely Free. “Can a District Disrupt the Edtech Industry ?” Via Edsurge : “Reactions to a College Alternative: Debating the Merits of MissionU.” Where Are They Now?” ”). .”

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2016

In 2016 we added one of our own to the mix: EdSurge Independent. As 2016 comes to a close, we’d like to recognize a few students whose words have inspired our work at EdSurge as we aim to understand and honor the increasingly differentiated needs and aspirations of today’s learners. This Mongolian Teenager Aced a MOOC.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” The University of Iceland has joined edX. ” More via The NYT : “Uber Hid 2016 Breach, Paying Hackers to Delete Stolen Data.” ” Via EdTech Strategies’ Doug Levin : “The COPPA Rule, FERPA , and the Security of Student Data.”

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Hack Education

JULY 20, 2018

in 2016 on a student visa.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). There’s more MOOC news in the credential section below. Via Class Central : “Analysis of 450 MOOC -Based Microcredentials Reveals Many Options But Little Consistency.” Edtech Raises $739M in Venture Funding.”

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

on Election Day 2016, closed at post-election high of $17.85 In the future, you might want to look for most MOOC-related news in the “business of job training” section below. ” Via EdScoop : “ USC launches edtech research center focused on underrepresented youth.” Shares closed at $13.46

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 11, 2016. ” “Make MOOCs great again.” Via Edsurge : “ New Markets Venture Partners Adds $30 Million, Former Gates Foundation Executive to Edtech Fund.” ” Story 2 : “What Data Will Show That Edtech ‘Works’?” Very unfair!

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

There’s less than a month left of the 2016 Presidential campaign and The End can’t come soon enough. Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Microsoft -Branded MOOCs for K–12 Leaders.” Presidential Campaign Politics. Education in the Courts.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Via Edsurge : “How Proposed Title I Changes Impact School Funding and Edtech Vendors” – “ A Win for Edtech Vendors.” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Something something Brexit something something MOOCs will save British higher ed.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2016

’” Online Education, Beyond “MOOCs” Via Mindwire Consulting’s Phil Hill : “The Remarkable Transformation at UF Online.” Via Edsurge : “Overcoming Hacking and Cybercrimes – The Next Obstacle to Edtech.”

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Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

Kudos to the Houston Chronicle for the original reporting on this in 2016. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). According to Metaari (formerly known as Ambient Insight), “ Global Edtech Investment Surges to a Record $9.5 ” The Department of Education’s press release has more.

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Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Brown University joins edX. “ Y Combinator MOOC for Tech Startups Attracts Thousands of Views,” says Campus Technology. Not sure why this is called a MOOC. Creative Commons has released its State of the Commons 2016 report. “Why the U.S.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 24, 2018

.” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ For-Profit Companies With the Highest Enrollments at Their Colleges, Fall 2016.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Gotta keep hyping that MOOC thing. Via Edsurge : “ MOOCs Are No Longer Massive.

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Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Elsewhere in MOOC research… From Campus Technology : “Grouping MOOC Students by Communication Mode Doesn’t Help Completion.” ” More on MOOC (and related) research in the research section below. MOOCs losing their mojo?

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. The startup was later sold to Valore Education in 2015 , which was in turn acquired by Follett in 2016 , which in turn shut down the Boundless site in 2017. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 19, 2018

.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). There’s more MOOC news in the job training section below. .” ” Predictions from investor Tom Vander Ark : “Not Much New in EdTech in 2017; 3 Things Could Change That in 2018.” Doane University has joined edX.

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