Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

I was inspired, I think, to select that topic because talk of “platforms” was incredibly popular in Silicon Valley – it had been for a while – as companies strove to become “the next Facebook.” ” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. Think Facebook.

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

edtech startups in 2017. Source: EdSurge Higher Education & Post-Secondary Post-secondary tools altogether saw a notable bump in funding. Once upon a time, she notes, “MOOCs were supposed to displace higher education. Now many MOOCs are embedded within these institutions. Last year, U.S. billion raised by U.S.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

From the press release : “FBI Releases 2017 Hate Crime Statistics.” ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via The New York Times : “‘I Don’t Really Want to Work for Facebook.’ .” More from the National Women’s Law Center. on Coursera.”

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Education Coursera Facebook MOOC 53

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Via The Verge : “A Facebook patent would use your family photos to target ads.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Charles Koch Foundation ’s 2017 Giving Neared $90M.” .” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed. Is this an ad?

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Education LMS Robotics E-rate 52

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. In 2017, just a week before Christmas, the New Media Consortium abruptly announced its immediate closure “because of apparent errors and omissions by its former Controller and Chief Financial Officer.” Good for you. with Pigeons.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

OCTOBER 13, 2017

” IPEDS is the government’s database tracking post-secondary education statistics, including enrollments and graduations. ” A cartoon Mark Zuckerberg toured hurricane-struck Puerto Rico in virtual reality [link] pic.twitter.com/BEPfZesjF7 — The Verge (@verge) October 9, 2017. “MOOCs Are ”Dead.“

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MOOC Education Kaplan Company 43

Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Trump Proclaims October 15 through October 21, 2017, as National Character Counts Week.” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via The GW Hatchet : “Oversight of online learning programs lacking in some schools, report finds.” Once upon a time, Coursera updates went in the MOOC section.

Education 48

Education Coursera MOOC Report 48