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

The Hechinger Report

Designed by Google employees as integrated courses and embedded in the school day by teachers, each certificate is available on Coursera and includes practice and graded assessments and quizzes or writing assignments to ensure rigor and mastery.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 9 Edition)

Doug Levin

Tagged on: March 3, 2017 Betsy DeVos: President Trump delivers on education promises | USA Today → This is an incredible statement: "Trump has delivered on his promise to support school choice and offer students access to quality options.“ Tagged on: February 27, 2017 Limited internet access leaves York Co.

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As the world goes virtual, big education technology players tighten their grip

The Hechinger Report

Coursera provided every student in the world free access to the university and college courses it makes available online, attracting a 500 percent increase in enrollments. Among the winners so far is Coursera, which provided every student in the world free access to the university and college courses it makes available online.

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Future-Proofing College by Embracing ‘Purpose Learning’

Edsurge

At the most recent ASU GSV Summit, machine-learning pioneer Andrew Ng (and co-founder of Coursera) warned audience members to steer their children away from becoming radiologists. which forecasted that the jobs of telemarketers, umpires, and even fashion models would become computerized. So, what is higher ed supposed to do?

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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

Hack Education

” (For what it’s worth, Kleiner Perkins made just one major investment in education in 2017, participating in Coursera’s $64 million round this summer. Coursera (online education) –- $64 million. Coursera (online education) – $210.1 Is this really a trend? Would it be valuable to KPCB if it were?”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via The USA Today : “Kids on winning robotics team told, ‘Go back to Mexico’ ” The kids were from Pleasant Run Elementary School in Indianapolis. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “ Coursera Removes Biometric Identity Verification Using Keystroke Matching,” Class Central reports.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“ ‘Top universities to offer full degrees online in five years’ ” says the BBC, citing a prediction made by Coursera ’s Daphne Koller. of California ’s Open-Access Promise Hits a Snag: The Faculty.” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Meanwhile on Campus.