Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

.” Carl Straumsheim writes that “One of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ’s most popular massive open online courses is adding a feature not seen in any of its other humanities MOOCs: instructors grading essays.” ” Of course, you have to pay $300 for this “features.”

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Hack Education

JANUARY 19, 2018

” WV is West Virginia , of course. Of course, Harvard doesn’t keep quiet about anything, does it.). From the press release : “ Knewton Launches Alta, Fully Integrated Adaptive Learning Courseware for Higher Education, Putting Achievement in Reach for Everyone.” ” The chain: KIPP.

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Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

Education Department said this week it will make Pell Grants available to 10,000 high school students who are enrolled in courses at 44 colleges.” ” EdX also announced the for-credit courses, part of its Global Freshman Academy partnership with ASU, that are starting this summer. ” Via NPR : “The U.S.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Via Campus Technology : “ Harvard Tailoring the MOOC Experience With Adaptive Learning.” ” Via AIR : “Getting Back on Track: What Math Content Is Taught and Learned in Online and Face-to-Face Algebra Credit Recovery Courses ?” Elsevier has acquired Plum Analytics. " No s**t.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

” Of course. blog : “ Elsevier Collaborates with Hypothesis to Integrate Open Annotation.” The “ invisible ” “adaptive learning” company has raised $38.7 Alphabet is, of course, the parent company of Google. Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ Ashford U.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2017

Via EdSource : “ Cal State drops intermediate algebra as requirement to take some college-level math courses.” Pretty sure this is the best MOOC story of the week: “ Russian Underground Launches Online Courses in Card Fraud ,” Infosecurity Group reports. ” Make them learn to code , of course.

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Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

And of course current Undersecretary of Education, Ted Mitchell, is a former VC.) From the Coursera blog : “Coursera pilots a new course format.” ” More via I Programmer on Coursera ’s decision to remove old courses from its platform. .” Presidential Campaign Politics. weeks in 2015.”

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