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Rethink Education Re-Ups Commitment to Edtech With $107.5 Million Fund

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education technology startups ebbed in 2016, dipping roughly 30 percent in deal volume and value from the previous year. He’s never been a fan of digital textbooks or MOOCs.) Among them: Achieve3000, a language arts tool, and Frontline Technologies, a provider of administrative software. Venture capital for U.S.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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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. Contests and Awards.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. The Salt Lake City school board has voted to rename Jackson Elementary. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Class Central : “ TU Delft Students Can Earn Credit For MOOCs From Other Universities.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” This a **e is trying to get the parents whose children died at Sandy Hook Elementary to pay for his court costs. ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). The adaptive learning company has raised $175.6

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Online education pioneer Tony Bates asks “ What is online learning ?” ” From the press release : “ MOOCs and books initiative launched by Springer and Federica Weblearning.” MarcoPolo Learning has raised $8.5 a month.). .”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Via DelawareOnline : “The first step to reducing violence among young people is to have police officers assigned to elementary and middle schools, says a coalition of state officials, education administrators and police.” ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Ugh. ” Kudos.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Edsurge : “As In-Person Bootcamps Falter, Codecademy Introduces Paid Online Options.” Pretty sure this is the best MOOC story of the week: “ Russian Underground Launches Online Courses in Card Fraud ,” Infosecurity Group reports.