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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”) Would there even be “learning analytics” without the LMS, I wonder?). Subscribe to their blog. Instead, they’ve re-branded as job training sites.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). In related MOOC news, there's more on “ nanodegrees ” in the “credentialing” section below. ” [Insert Course Signals learning analytics joke here.]. Because up ’til now, MOOCs were the most brilliant data mining app ever.).

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

It’s now become a way in which educational events, organizations, and institutions dole out funding for projects. As we move forward with new technologies in learning analytics, how and who will be evaluating the claims that people put forward?”. MOOCs are, no surprise, their own entry on this long list of awfulness.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). The New York Times covers its own recent education event : “Educators Discuss the Future of Higher Education.” ” Funny headline as most of the speakers at this annual event aren’t actually educators. The adaptive learning company has raised $4.57