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Education Technology and the 'New Economy'

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Ignoring corporate and consumer dependency on an on-demand gig workforce is not a sustainable strategy. “ Adapt, or Else ” – that’s what AT&T told its employees. LinkedIn, of course, had acquired online job training company Lynda.com last year for $1.5 We’ve seen this before in the MOOC world.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Edsurge : “ Coursera ’s New Strategy Takes Inspiration From Netflix – and LinkedIn.” ” “Of OER and Platforms: Five Years Later” by Lumen Learning’s David Wiley. Adeptemy , an adaptive learning company, has raised $3.48