Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2022

A consultant recently noticed a company announcement about the features in the U.K. version of the platform and shared a screenshot on Twitter. The company did not respond to questions about the program. But recent reports have speculated that the company could “bootstrap an online course ecosystem.”

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

But I want to call out Proctorio in particular in this talk because this company has demonstrated it has no business in schools; its products have no business in classrooms. A critic of the company, Linkletter posted links to unlisted YouTube videos — that is, publicly available information — on Twitter.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. ” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2018

Dance concealed about $12,000 in payments he received through his consulting work in 2015, including $4,600 from an organization called the Education Research and Development Institute – ERDI for short – that pays superintendents to attend meetings with educational tech companies. ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “The U.S.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2018

.” Sandler is also the founder of the ed-tech company Nibletz. ” I’m putting this story here as it discusses VCs’ willingness to continue to invest in Mike Cagney , the former head of the student loan company SoFi. ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” JFC.

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Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). In related MOOC news, there's more on “ nanodegrees ” in the “credentialing” section below. ” “ Zynga ’s Headquarters Is Worth More Than The Actual Company.” But how do they compare to the old one and the ACT ?”

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Class Central : “ Monetizing A MOOC Platform.” ” And from Mindwires Consulting’s Phil Hill : “ Blackboard Learn Ultra in 2018: Is it ready and does it matter?” The textbook company has raised $6 million total.

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