Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. ”) It was certainly the outcome that investors were hoping for Edmodo , which raised $25 million in 2012, boasting that it had 15 million users. ” (Amazon Inspire is the company’s OER platform.) Remember Edmodo?

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The platform gives teachers and administrators the flexibility to mix and match content from a growing number of open educational resources (OER), to digitize existing content, or to build their own. They receive instant feedback and a chance to revise their work for ongoing learning. Assist students through immediate feedback.

Chromebook 78

Chromebook Khan Academy Classroom Google 78

Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

“ Apple and Maine education officials are allowing school districts to trade in iPads for laptops after teachers and students say the computers are better for schoolwork,” according to The Sun Journal. “ OpenStax , Knewton introduce adaptive learning into OER.”

Education 46

Education Pearson Report Company 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

At the time, David Wiley expressed his concern that the lawsuit could jeopardize the larger OER movement, if nothing else, by associating open educational materials with piracy. Ban Laptops" Op-Eds. For the past ten years, every ten months or so, someone would pen an op-ed claiming it was time to ban laptops in the classroom.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145