Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2019

But one outcome of that push towards open online courses was plenty of high-quality teaching material. It’s a little hard to tell how Knewton works because it is so proprietary,” says Lue. It’s common these days to hear that free online mega-courses, called MOOCs, failed to deliver on their promise of educating the masses.

MOOC 152

MOOC Knewton Education Adaptive Learning 152

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

In 2011, Barber went to work for Pearson as its Chief Education Advisor, continuing his advocacy for competition, data collection, measurements, and standards-based reforms. Founded in 2008 by a former Kaplan executive Jose Ferreira, Knewton was one of the most heavily funded ed-tech startups of the decade. Crested Pigeon.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

I wrote about his education portfolio – it includes Clever, Knewton, and AltSchool – but I’ll revisit this topic when I tackle ed-tech and surveillance “personalization” in a subsequent article in this series.). “Facebook is well-positioned for a Trump presidency,” I joked in September.

Technology 40

Technology Education Facebook Company 40