Hack Education

MAY 25, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” IHE blogger Joshua Kim offers “25 Million Reasons Why LinkedIn / Microsoft Will Buy Coursera.” The discussion forum software maker has raised $2.4 National) Education Politics. What’s Going On?”

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Education MOOC Social Media Report 46

Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

” Coursera highlights its mentors – its volunteer mentors – on its blog. ” From the article: Zuckerberg revealed that he wants to ensure that education has a chance to flourish in VR. Via Mindwire Consulting’s Phil Hill : “About That Cengage OER Survey.” Raise $146.1 Dead) Lady Macbeth?

Education 63

Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 63

Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

Tagged on: March 8, 2017 New Solutions—Not Just New Winners—In the Curriculum Marketplace | New America → Innovative uses of OER offer an entirely new way of answering the question of how we solve for inefficiencies in the curriculum marketplace, rather than just advocating for new winners. Case in point: Chrome extensions gone bad.

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EdTech E-rate OER Coursera 170

Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

I missed this news earlier in April, via Class Central : financial aid applications for Coursera take at least 15 days. “ OER-Enabled Pedagogy ” by Lumen Learning’s David Wiley. ” asks the Student Experience Manager of the Minerva Project in an article in Edsurge. Not sure why this is called a MOOC.

Kaplan 46

Kaplan Education Blackboard MOOC 46

Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

The US Department of Education released its “ #GoOpenDistrict Launch Packet ,” encouraging schools to use OER. Via ABC News : “ A defamation lawsuit against Rolling Stone magazine over the magazine’s debunked article about a University of Virginia gang rape was tossed out by a judge Tuesday. ” Rebrand.

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MOOC Education Blackboard OER 48

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Or the company will have to start charging for the software. The implication, according to one NYT article : “the digital gap between rich and poor kids is not what we expected.” The real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, Um, they do.)

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Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

He was an instructor in one of several high-profile Coursera failures back in 2013. I’m not sure what this means as the article talks about both “authenticity” (whatever that is) and the gender of instructors on various MOOC platforms. ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”).

Education 48

Education MOOC Company Report 48