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Hack Education Weekly News

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No mention that Lexia Learning is owned by Rosetta Stone. ” Pearson and Chegg are partnering for textbook rentals. ” “Mixing Automation and a Human Touch, New Software Helps Keep Students ‘ On Task ’,” says Edsurge. The adaptive learning company has raised $16 million total.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Although sometimes talked about as a “movement,” Mozilla’s Open Badges Project was really more of a technical specification, one that was transferred from Mozilla to IMS Global Learning Consortium in 2017. And “free” doesn’t last. Without revenue the company will go away.

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