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. Um, they do.) The Flipped Classroom".

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Class Central : “ Monetizing A MOOC Platform.” ’” “Many College Courses Are Either Overloaded or Underfilled,” writes Jeffrey Young in Edsurge. Education philanthropy of f **g course. And what is he going to do?

Education 54

Education MOOC Blackboard E-rate 54

Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

” But of course, that’s not quite true: my first introduction to Papert's work was actually a decade earlier, when I sat at an Apple II and taught a Turtle how to move about the screen. ” This argument is, of course, ridiculously daft, as “the liberal arts” has historically included math and science.

Technology 85

Technology Education Microsoft Industry 85

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

” Trump has, of course, proposed some $9 billion in funding cuts to the Department of Education, so this is hardly “new money.” Via Open Culture : “ Martin Scorsese to Teach His First Online Course on Filmmaking.” ” ( No disclosure that Edsurge shares investors with the company.).

Education 47

Education Company Data Report 47

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). UC Berkeley says it will remove online course content in response to a Department of Justice assertion that the materials violate the ADA as they are not fully accessible to those with disabilities. – to the New York-based company Cyndx. Upgrades and Downgrades.

Education 40

Education Report MOOC E-rate 40

Hack Education

JULY 14, 2017

Also via Edsurge : “How Boundaries Between Colleges and Companies Will Continue to Blur.” ” “ Online courses will eventually replace traditional education ,” The Daily Californian predicts. “Mind-reading robo tutor in the sky” company Knewton has a new CEO , Brian Kibby , formerly with Pearson.

Education 45

Education Pearson Report Robotics 45

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