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Hack Education Weekly News

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Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). The big “business of ed-tech” news of the week: Edmodo has been acquired by Chinese game-maker NetDragon. Edmodo had raised some $77.5 The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed. More on the accreditation of for-profits in the accreditation section below.

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The Top Ed-Tech Trends (Aren't 'Tech')

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An advocacy for libertarian politics – think Peter Thiel (a Stanford graduate) now advising Donald Trump. This is part of the push for MOOCs, we must be honest.). million in venture capital, for example, Edmodo hadn’t even figured out a business model, let alone become a powerful platform.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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In an era before Facebook or Edmodo, the social networking site Ning was, for a time, quite popular with educators. Of course, teachers have utilized social media sites for years to launch various side-hustles — speaking gigs and “ brand ambassadorships ”, for example — as well as to facilitate their main hustle — you know, teaching.

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