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. “In a sweeping move, the for-profit school chain has been told to lock its doors after parliament demanded it halt operations in response to its failure to meet educational and infrastructure standards.” ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Presidential Campaign Politics. .”

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” 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.). ” “ PEARSON alized Learning” by Mindwire Consulting’s Michael Feldstein.

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” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” The University of Iceland has joined edX. ” “ Pearson , WTF? Via Mindwires Consulting’s Phil Hill : “Big Changes at Unizin : CEO and COO resign after board meeting.” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed.

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.” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “ MOOC enrollment drops at HarvardX and MITx after free certifications disappear ,” says Techcrunch. Via the IEEE Spectrum : “How the Pioneers of the MOOC Got It Wrong.” ” Venture Capital and the Business of Ed-Tech. Find Yours.”

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Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 11, 2016. ” “Make MOOCs great again.” Via Politico : “Meet Trump’s Cabinet-in-waiting.” million from Pearson Affordable Learning Fund (PALF), Samator Education, and CyberAgent Ventures. Now professional protesters, incited by the media, are protesting.

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Via the Journal & Courier : “Legislation that set the stage for Purdue's dive into online higher ed also exempts ‘New U’ from state’s open meetings, public records laws. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Brown University joins edX. Not sure why this is called a MOOC.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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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. Textbook Publishers vs. Boundless. Amazon Inspire. Wedge Tailed Green Pigeon.

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