Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Hoping to Spur ‘Learning Engineering,’ Carnegie Mellon Will Open-Source Its Digital-Learning Software by Jeffrey R. Young Carnegie Mellon University made its adaptive learning platform and dozens of related software tools available under a free and open-source license.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

The work is also supported by companies including Apple, Google and Expedia, as well as education organizations including the CollegeBoard, Teach For America and STEMx.” Others have argued the recent rash of layoffs at tech companies belies concerns there’s a worker shortage in that sector. Read Mindstorms.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last.

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