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Education Technology and the 'New Economy'

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Assuming Pew’s trends continue at the current rate, by the year 2027, nearly 1 in 3 American adults will transition to online platforms to support themselves with on-demand gig work. ” MOOC startups like Udacity and Coursera have also rebranded to target this particular post-secondary technical training market.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” “A new analysis from the Center for American Progress found more than two dozen minority-serving institutions would fail a graduation rate requirement for funding in the proposed House update to the Higher Education Act ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. “ Robots will replace teachers by 2027 ,” Futurism predicts.

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