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” (Juul is an e-cigarette that markets its product to teens and peddles social emotional learning content.). Via Edsurge : “ Coursera ’s First Ivy League Degree: An Online Master’s From the University of Pennsylvania.” ” ( Not mentioned : Penn was one of the very first investors in Coursera.).

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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“To Save Students Money, Colleges May Force a Switch to E-Textbooks,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reported in 2010. The story examined a proposed practice: “Colleges require students to pay a course-materials fee, which would be used to buy e-books for all of them (whatever text the professor recommends, just as in the old model).”

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” “Schools, Libraries Miss Out on Millions in E-Rate Funds,” according to EdTech Magazine – some $245 million for the 2014 fiscal year. From the Coursera blog : “Coursera pilots a new course format.” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “With two executive orders, Gov. .

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” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “More than 50 groups have signed a letter demanding that Candice E. Coursera has a new partner , the insurance company AXA , which will offer some 300 Coursera classes to its employees. ” Google boasts about “ teaching skills ” using VR.

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.” Via Real Clear Education : “Connecting Schools to the Future: Rethinking E-Rate.” Via The New York Times : “ Google , in Post-Obama Era, Aggressively Woos Republicans ” – so enjoy that Google Certification, educators. ” That’d be Hugo Barra , a former Google exec.