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Why I'm Still Bullish About the State of Edtech

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This year’s 1 3th edition will swamp San Diego’s waterfront for four days and feature 1,000 speakers, including Thomas Friedman and Margaret Atwood, plus the buzziest for-profit companies in our industry. based education and workforce technology companies, together amounting to more than $150 billion in market capitalization.

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The Still-Evolving Future of University Credentials

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And it was just a few years after the launch of the first MOOCs, putting the online higher ed market newly in the spotlight as it continued its steady growth. The growth of educational platform companies such as Coursera and 2U is being driven in part by a surge in demand for certificate programs and “alternative credential” offerings.

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Online Education: Will it Make Us Smarter? #SXSWedu

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K-12 will follow by 2019. Small start ups and giant MOOCS. All of the panelists are from companies that connect teachers directly to students. Udemy - 80% male because focuses on tech space. A: Udemy has a few professors who use their online courses as part of blended learning. Course Hero - 80% higher Ed students.

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