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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.”) Buy them a beer when you see them at an event and thank them for covering the LMS industry so I don’t have to. Instead, they’ve re-branded as job training sites.

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COVID-19 Is Accelerating the Digital Blending of Working and Learning

Edsurge

It seems certain that more professional learning will happen outside of traditional institutions and campuses – especially if colleges fail to adapt. Learning is increasingly happening in the workplace, or “ in the flow of work.” Career-oriented lifelong learning is now even more of a societal and economic imperative.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

This Bootcamp Will Train Sales Chops (and Even Pay For It).” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via the Coursera blog : “New mobile features: Transcripts, notes, and reminders.” No mention that Lexia Learning is owned by Rosetta Stone. Via Edsurge : “Tech Needs More Than Coders.

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The Rough Beasts of Ed-Tech

Hack Education

All this makes it imperative for us to ask – in the formulation of this conference theme, certainly, but obviously well beyond this event – who is reconstituting technology-enhanced learning. What are MOOCs, for example? What are virtual learning environments? What are we promising? What else might be a fraud?

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Class Central : “ TU Delft Students Can Earn Credit For MOOCs From Other Universities.” The Business of Job Training. Via The New York Times : “ School Shooting Simulation Trains Teachers for the Worst.” link] — Nicholas A.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “ California Should Watch Arkansas Process for Creating New Online Institution,” says Mindwires Consulting’s Phil Hill. Its website touts the “Highlights from Apple’s keynote event.” The new executive director: Janet Haven.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Here’s Edsurge’s take on the AEI event. ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). There’s more MOOC news in the job training section below. The Business of Job Training. Via Techcrunch : “ Google and Coursera launch program to train more IT support specialists.”