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Pros and Cons of Using eLearning Software in Your Classroom

Educational Technology Guy

Coursera | Online Learning News for Learners, Educators, & Employers Coursera is a fascinating medium because it partners with prestigious universities, educational institutions, and even museums to provide students with online courses on a wide variety of topics.

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From Mexico to China: Why the World is Interested in the United States Edtech Market

Edsurge

According to Chen, strict regulations on government funded schools have spurred innovators to focus their attention on after- and private schools—which is big business in China since parents, who mostly only have one child as a result of government policies, invest heavily.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Just a few weeks after Daphne Koller ’s announcement she was leaving the MOOC startup she co-founded, Coursera unveiled “ Coursera for Business ” this week, marking its pivot from “democratizing higher ed” to “ training corporate employees.” ” More via Techcrunch.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” More on the policy change via IHE. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via the Coursera blog : “New mobile features: Transcripts, notes, and reminders.” " It’s lovely to see the big innovation from the MOOC startups in 2017 involves the learning management system.

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Education Technology and the 'New Economy'

Hack Education

” “Trump’s neo industrial policies won’t create these jobs,” he added. Nor, I’d argue, will a fixation on simply “learning to code.” ” MOOC startups like Udacity and Coursera have also rebranded to target this particular post-secondary technical training market.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

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.). Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Edsurge says it’s received $1.45

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via Chalkbeat : “ DeVos criticizes Bush-Obama policies , saying it’s time to overhaul conventional schooling.” A new project from the Learning Policy Institute and EducationCounsel : “Reimagining College Access: Performance Assessments From K–12 Through Higher Education.” Monstrous, really.