Edsurge

DECEMBER 25, 2019

Verizon Promises to #ReverseTheFee on Remind After Educators’ Outcry by Emily Tate The year started with a jolt to Remind, a provider of school communication services, after it learned about a possible 11-fold fee increase from telecommunications giant Verizon. Coursera Pushes into Unicorn Status After Raising $103 Million by Jeffrey R.

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EdTech Knewton Pearson Coursera 79

Linways Technologies

DECEMBER 20, 2018

If that seems too far fetched, just think about the number of jobs that was created in the last few decades, like social media manager, drone operator, mobile app developer, system admin etc. These programs are of high demands as there are more people shifting careers and need skills that they haven’t learned in college.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

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.

Education 52

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

” MOOC startups like Udacity and Coursera have also rebranded to target this particular post-secondary technical training market. We also see it in many instances of adaptive-learning software. These unaccredited schools argue they’re best positioned to “ close the skills gap.”

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Technology Education Microsoft Industry 85

Hack Education

JULY 27, 2018

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.). Will Merge Government Data, Social Media Posts.” ” Edsurge says it’s received $1.45

Education 43

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Hack Education

JANUARY 19, 2018

Via Techcrunch : “ Google and Coursera launch program to train more IT support specialists.” ” More on teen social media usage, this time from Buzzfeed : “‘Tweetdecking’ Is Taking Over Twitter. ” The Atlantic on what it’s like being a parent of a social media star.

Education 44

Education Elsevier MOOC Knewton 44

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Of course, teachers have utilized social media sites for years to launch various side-hustles — speaking gigs and “ brand ambassadorships ”, for example — as well as to facilitate their main hustle — you know, teaching. The incident, she added, had also made her aware that “Pearson is monitoring all social media during PARCC testing.”

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