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Education Technology and the 'New Economy'

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“Hardly Anyone Wants to Take a Liberal Arts MOOC,” Edsurge informed its readers in February. ” MOOC startups like Udacity and Coursera have also rebranded to target this particular post-secondary technical training market. We’ve seen this before in the MOOC world. See: the LMS, the MOOC.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Class Central : “ Monetizing A MOOC Platform.” Edsurge on a new report from Common Sense Media : “ Teens Know Social Media Is Manipulative. ” Also via Class Central : “First Look at edX ’s Paywall Experiments.”

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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Of course, teachers have utilized social media sites for years to launch various side-hustles — speaking gigs and “ brand ambassadorships ”, for example — as well as to facilitate their main hustle — you know, teaching. billion by 2025. Interactive Whiteboards. billion by 2023. Green Imperial Pigeon. Viral School Videos.

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Education Technology and the History of the Future of Credentialing

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” The University of Northern New Jersey had a website – one with a.edu domain, to boot – as well as several active social media profiles. The foundation says it’s committed to boosting the number of Americans who have some “quality postsecondary credential” to 60% by 2025. Microcredentials.