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Edsurge
OCTOBER 16, 2018
Could the rise in MOOC-based and other certificates affect how traditional college degree paths are designed? Many #DLNchat-ters define them as MOOC providers including edX and Coursera and bootcamps such as General Assembly and Kenzie Academy. calimorrison) October 9, 2018. Davis Jones (???) (@pdavisjones) October 9, 2018.
Hack Education
MARCH 23, 2018
From the SPARC press release : “Congress Funds $5 Million Open Textbook Grant Program in 2018 Spending Bill.” ” There’s more on legal battles involving student loan companies in the business of financial aid section below. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Contests and Awards.
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Hack Education
DECEMBER 31, 2018
This is the second part of my much-abbreviated look at the stories that were told about education technology in 2018 – and in this case, the people who funded the storytellers. I assumed that they looked to see if the company could do what it promised – financially, technologically. The Biggest Investments of 2018.
Edsurge
MAY 24, 2019
When executives at tech giants Salesforce and Microsoft decided in fall 2017 to turn to an online education platform to help train potential users of products for their vendors, they turned to Pierre Dubuc and his team in fall 2017. Two years later, Dubuc’s company, OpenClassrooms , has closed deals with both of them.
Hack Education
APRIL 13, 2018
SeanMcElwee) April 11, 2018. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). “ Apple and Microsoft Now Offer $100 Styluses. “ Can a For-Profit, Venture-Backed Company Keep OER Free – and Be Financially Sustainable? The company sells a tablet for use in prison. ” asks Edsurge.
Hack Education
JANUARY 26, 2018
Dance concealed about $12,000 in payments he received through his consulting work in 2015, including $4,600 from an organization called the Education Research and Development Institute – ERDI for short – that pays superintendents to attend meetings with educational tech companies. ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “The U.S.
Hack Education
OCTOBER 12, 2018
“Technology companies can no longer turn a blind eye to the human rights abuses of one of their largest investors.” And there’s a blog post on Medium , because I guess someone thinks it’s a good idea for the Office of Ed Tech to outsource its website to a for-profit company. Edsurge was there too. of Washington.”
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