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. The Flipped Classroom". And “free” doesn’t last.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

” ECOT is the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow, an online charter school. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Class Central : “ Monetizing A MOOC Platform.” The textbook company has raised $6 million total. Education in the Courts. And what is he going to do?

Education 54

Education MOOC Blackboard E-rate 54

Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

.” Microsoft acquired Minecraft in 2015 – which probably speaks volumes right there about its progressive potential – and in January of this year, Microsoft bought TeacherGaming, the maker of a Minecraft version aimed at classroom usage. Only “1.86 unique users have enrolled 4.1

Technology 85

Technology Education Microsoft Industry 85

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

” That’s the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow , which is already having to repay Ohio some $60 million. Edsurge profiles the latest from Degreed : “This Company Wants to Help You Hire for Skills, Not Credentials.” ” ( No disclosure that Edsurge shares investors with the company.).

Education 47

Education Company Data Report 47

Hack Education

DECEMBER 13, 2016

“Conflicts of interest” persist, needless to say, and there are multiple think-tanks and companies eager to have a role in deciding “who counts” as an accreditor and “what counts” as a “real” post-secondary education. Jobs for Grads. Preferably from Stanford.)

Technology 40

Technology Education Secondary Pearson 40

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

” – that’s Sebastian Thrun, best known perhaps for his work at Google on the self-driving car and as a co-founder of the MOOC (massive open online course) startup Udacity. The very next day, Apple shares hit $97.80, an all-time high for the company. The quotation is from 2012. So we can reorganize the bar graph.

Trends 40

Trends Report iPhone Software 40