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The Hechinger Report on personalized learning : “The massive experiment in New Orleans schools that few have noticed.” ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via The Diplomat : “ Online Learning in North Korea.” ” Immigration and Education. .”

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” Also Facebook ’s DC lobbyist, Joel Kaplan, who was sitting right behind Kavanaugh as he screamed at Senators. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Gotta keep that MOOC hype alive. “ MOOCs Find a New Audience with On-Campus Students,” Edsurge claims. Watch and see).

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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Despite predictions that badges would be the “ new credential ” and that we were looking at a “ Future Full of Badges ,” it’s not clear that digital badges have provided us with a really meaningful way to assess skills or expertise. MOOCs are, no surprise, their own entry on this long list of awfulness. Wedge Tailed Green Pigeon.

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The former: Purdue University ; the latter: Kaplan University. ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Inside Higher Ed : “Lessons Learned From a Consortium That Fizzled.” ” “ AI and Assessment ” by Donald Clark. ” asks Edsurge.

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” 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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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. Students In Visual Arts , Music ,” NPR reports. Or something else?

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Kaplan is closing Dev Bootcamp , a coding bootcamp it acquired in 2014. ” “ University of Michigan adds an automated text-analysis tool to a growing program intended to give more students a chance to learn through writing,” Inside Higher Ed reports. Via Inside Higher Ed : “ OpenStax Launches Learning Platform.”