Bryan Alexander

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Skepticism about the quality of online learning could migrate to the general population. And the MOOC numbers look like they’re rising. Unless the worm turns globally, I’d expect planet MOOC to keep growing in 2016. The hype bubble burst in America, but other countries seem to be interested.

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Trends Technology MOOC Education 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”) ” MOOCs looked – for a short while, at least – like they were going to pivot to become LMSes. Instead, they’ve re-branded as job training sites.

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Also via Techcrunch : “ Facebook brings Messenger Kids to Fire tablets.” The English-language-learning company has raised $608 million total. More on the for-profit formerly known as Kaplan University in the online education section below.

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Education Company Blackboard Kaplan 43

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Kno was headed by Osman Rashid, the co-founder of the textbook rental company Chegg, and the tablet was aimed at the college market. According to Arrington, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen called the Kno tablet “the most powerful tablet anyone has ever made.” See David Kernohan’s excellent keynote at OpenEd13 for more.)

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Here’s The Chronicle headline from then : “Professor Leaves a MOOC in Mid-Course in Dispute Over Teaching.”) Good thing I never did anything in those MOOCs, otherwise I'd be losing my work. Remember Richard McKenzie?

Education 48

Education MOOC Company Report 48

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Standard Digital : “School abandons computer lessons as tablets remains unpowered.” ” That’s the Nalekat Primary School in Kenya which has government issued tablets but no power to charge them. .” Of course. million total.

Education 46

Education Company Data Elsevier 46

Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2017

” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Edsurge : “As In-Person Bootcamps Falter, Codecademy Introduces Paid Online Options.” Pretty sure this is the best MOOC story of the week: “ Russian Underground Launches Online Courses in Card Fraud ,” Infosecurity Group reports.

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Khan Academy Elsevier Education MOOC 46