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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via The Washington Post : “ A South Carolina school district just abolished snow days – and will make students learn online.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. DreamBox Learning has raised $130 million from The Rise Fund.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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In 2013, on the heels of “the Year of the MOOC,” Barber released a report titled “An Avalanche is Coming,” calling for the “unbundling” of higher education. MOOCs are, no surprise, their own entry on this long list of awfulness. IBM boasted a partnership with the Sesame Workshop to build “ cognitive learning ” apps.

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” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” The LA Times asks , “ In this digital self-help age, just how effective are MasterClass ’s A-list celebrity workshops?” Edsurge on “Bridging the School-to-Business Gap: What Public Schools Can Learn From Industry.” Competition.”