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How Blockbuster MOOCs Could Shape the Future of Teaching

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After all, so-called MOOCs, or massive open online courses, were meant to open education to as many learners as possible, and in many ways they are more like books (digital ones, packed with videos and interactive quizzes) than courses. million, split between the course provider and the company. That means it brought in more than $2.5

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#DLNchat: How Have MOOCs Impacted Approaches to Student Learning?

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Has the MOOC revolution come and gone? Or will the principles of the MOOC movement continue to influence higher ed? On Tuesday, April 10 the #DLNchat community got together to discuss and debate: How Have MOOCs Impacted Approaches to Student Learning? How many MOOCs have you signed up for and how many have you taken?”

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What’s Next for Edtech Now That the ‘Pandemic Bump’ Has Faded?

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I’d like to see something emerge where both the customer and the company/service/platform/community have the same, positive long-term incentives to see [employees] succeed in their career. Edtech received an influx of investment last year, but some companies are now struggling, leading to dismal headlines about layoffs and declining stocks.

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Why I'm Still Bullish About the State of Edtech

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This year’s 1 3th edition will swamp San Diego’s waterfront for four days and feature 1,000 speakers, including Thomas Friedman and Margaret Atwood, plus the buzziest for-profit companies in our industry. based education and workforce technology companies, together amounting to more than $150 billion in market capitalization.

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What Happens When Ed-Tech Forgets? Some Thoughts on Rehabilitating Reputations

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" I like to cite, as an example, a New Yorker article from a few years ago that interviewed Anthony Levandoski, the Uber engineer sued by Google for stealing its self-driving car technology. There are other examples of this historical amnesia in ed-tech specifically, no doubt. We can debate which one.

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Stanford Calls for Responsible Use of Student Data in Higher Ed

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Note: This article originally appeared in Stanford News. Consider, for example, what might happen if data show that students who fit a certain profile struggle in a core course. There are laws, both state and federal, and protocols that were established long before big data and the influx of outside companies into higher education.

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What Could Web3 Mean for Education?

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The metaverse should probably reference them,” says Patel, who previously held positions at workforce-training companies Thinkful, On Deck and Maven. It’s one example of what proposals for a coming “metaverse” could mean for teachers and students. That includes higher education. Artists and musicians, what can we learn from them?”

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