Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

And it was just a few years after the launch of the first MOOCs, putting the online higher ed market newly in the spotlight as it continued its steady growth. And major companies and industry groups are increasingly getting into the credentialing game, exemplified by firms such as IBM and Google.

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MOOC Coursera Trends Survey 201

Hack Education

MAY 25, 2018

Via Inside Higher Ed : “The biggest chain of for-profit colleges that is still overseen by an accreditation group axed by the Obama administration – and given a second chance by Betsy DeVos – failed this month in its initial bid to get recognition elsewhere.” MOOCs are back in the headlines again. Or on this.

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Education MOOC Social Media Report 46

Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). “Testing group says no; others are unconvinced.” “Over 20 advocacy groups complain to FTC that YouTube is violating children’s privacy law ,” Techcrunch reports. The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed. ” Indeed.

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Education Facebook Edmodo OER 44

Hack Education

MARCH 16, 2018

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “A bipartisan group of 30 attorneys general signed on to a letter Thursday opposing House legislation to reauthorize the Higher Education Act over a provision that would bar states from regulating student loan servicers.” ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”).

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Education MOOC Company Report 46

Hack Education

MARCH 24, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “ Coursera Removes Biometric Identity Verification Using Keystroke Matching,” Class Central reports. ” Ng is, of course, the co-founder of the MOOC startup Coursera. ” That “hate group”? From the HR Department. million total.

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Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 52

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “How Much Hollywood Glitz Should Colleges Use in Their Online Courses ?” “ What will universities look like in 2030? Tutoring company Acadsoc has raised $15 million from Shenzhen Capital Group and IDG Capital Partners. For-Profit Colleges.”

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Education Facebook Company Report 45

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Responses to last week’s news about Western Governors University and the audit of its competency-based offerings: Via NPR : “Who Is A College Teacher, Anyway? .” More on the new for-profit higher ed – coding bootcamps – in the job training section below.

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Education Company Data Report 47