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OPINION: How schools can find common ground in an era of education wars

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At the same time, McKinsey & Company estimates that automation and artificial intelligence will displace between 400 and 800 million jobs globally by 2030. And traditional public schools are facing increased competition from charter schools and independent schools.

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The Still-Evolving Future of University Credentials

Edsurge

The growth of educational platform companies such as Coursera and 2U is being driven in part by a surge in demand for certificate programs and “alternative credential” offerings. Today, there is ample evidence of demand for new types of educational credentials—especially since the start of the pandemic.

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The Past Decade Forecasts a New Wave of Economic Opportunity in Education

Edsurge

According to Dell Technologies and the Institute for the Future, 85 percent of the jobs in 2030 don’t exist yet. Unicorns such as Coursera, Udemy, Varsity Tutors and VIPKid led the way with innovative solutions. The job market will continue to segregate into low-skill- low-pay and high-skill-high-pay jobs.

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Why I’m Optimistic About the Next Wave of Education Technology

Edsurge

My bet is that by 2040, our children will look back on this period between 2015 and 2030 in education technology much the same way internet historians look to the period 1995 to 2010 as the birth of the commercial web. ASU Global Freshman Academy, Coursera and edX have taken the StraighterLine model—and pushed it even further.

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A Record Year Amid a Pandemic: US Edtech Raises $2.2 Billion in 2020

Edsurge

Roblox is followed by Coursera and CampusLogic, which respectively offer online courses and financial management tools to colleges and universities. Engageli, a similar effort led by the husband of Coursera co-founder Daphne Koller (who is an advisor), raised $14.5 million in 2020.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” IHE blogger Joshua Kim offers “25 Million Reasons Why LinkedIn / Microsoft Will Buy Coursera.” Economy by 2030.” Via Edsurge : “The Second Wave of MOOC Hype Is Here, and It’s Online Degrees.” ” “ Cyber Charters in at Least 5 States Face Closure. What’s Going On?”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “ Coursera Removes Biometric Identity Verification Using Keystroke Matching,” Class Central reports. An update on Coursera co-founder Andrew Ng’s employment status in the HR section below. ” Ng is, of course, the co-founder of the MOOC startup Coursera.