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JUNE 1, 2018

” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Wait, so Purdue is gonna run Kaplan and a nuclear lab? Via TPM : “No Test Left Behind – How Pearson Made a Killing on the US Testing Craze.” ” Former Kaplan exec Justin Serrano has been hired as the president of Schoology.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

” That’s Kaplan University and the Art Institutes. More on the Kaplan news via The Chronicle of Higher Education. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Edsurge : “Peter Thiel May Finally Get His Flying Cars, Thanks to a New Udacity Nanodegree in 2018.” ” EVERYONE!

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DECEMBER 30, 2019

In 2012, Pearson, Cengage Learning, and Macmillan Higher Education sued Boundless Learning, claiming that the open education textbook startup had “stolen the creative expression of their authors and editors, violating their intellectual-property rights.” Pearson PARCC "Spies" on Students. Textbook Publishers vs. Boundless.

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MAY 19, 2017

” That’s the Collegiate Learning Assessment exam (a.k.a. Via Edsurge : “Why Donald Graham Sold Kaplan University to Purdue for $1.” ” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “Why Haven’t MOOCs Eliminated Any Professors?” Good job, team.).

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APRIL 28, 2017

The “nation’s report card” is the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP. Purdue University is buying Kaplan University for a dollar. Me, I wrote about how far Kaplan Inc ’s reach is in education politics and products. Via Campus Technology : “ Pearson Expands Textbook Rental Program.”

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JULY 14, 2017

Kaplan is closing Dev Bootcamp , a coding bootcamp it acquired in 2014. IHE blogger John Warner responds : “Algorithmic Assessment vs. Critical Reflection.” “Mind-reading robo tutor in the sky” company Knewton has a new CEO , Brian Kibby , formerly with Pearson. and from Hacker News.

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OCTOBER 13, 2017

Via The Washington Post : “A hiccup in Purdue ’s acquisition of for-profit Kaplan University.” ” Via The Journal & Courier : “Purdue disputes claims Kaplan deal leaves taxpayers on hook.” ” Never one to let a good MOOC story pass them by, Edsurge repeats the story.

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