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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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At the time, David Wiley expressed his concern that the lawsuit could jeopardize the larger OER movement, if nothing else, by associating open educational materials with piracy. Indeed, young people prefer learning from YouTube than from textbooks — according, ironically, to Pearson. In 2013, Pearson paid $7.7

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Hack Education Weekly News

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“The UK government has published its 2016 HE White Paper, entitled Success as a Knowledge Economy: Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and Student Choice,” the Times Higher Education reports. “ OpenStax , Knewton introduce adaptive learning into OER.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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According to the conservative news site The Daily Caller , “Bailing On Common Core Tests Is Costing States Millions.” Winnie is a new mobile app that, according to Techcrunch , “helps parents find family-friendly places, share their experiences.” Remember Richard McKenzie?