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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

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” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”) The LMS giant Blackboard celebrated its 20th anniversary this year. (I ” MOOCs looked – for a short while, at least – like they were going to pivot to become LMSes.

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MP3 and MP4 versions will be available as well as the full Blackboard Collaborate recordings, although they take some days to process. Smith, Director of Programs Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for STEM - Revolutionary or Evolutionary? Be sure to come sign up on the conference website to be notified of recording availability.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via WCTI12.com ” “ MOOCs Started Out Completely Free. ” Via IndyStar.com : “New IU policy bans athletes with history of sexual or domestic violence.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Where Are They Now?”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). The State Policy Network has a plan to counter union activism with anti-union PR. ” (Note: there’s a response to this article by Georgia Tech professor Ashok Goel, who builds teaching chat-bots, in the “robots” section below.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). “ MOOCs no longer massive, still attract millions,” Class Central’s Dhawal Shah claims in a VentureBeat op-ed. . ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Group Unveils a ‘Model Policy’ for Handling Student Data.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Senate to serve as Assistant Secretary for Career, Technical and Adult Education and Assistant Secretary for Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development , respectively.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). There’s more MOOC news in the credential section below. “ Is Blackboard dying?

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Bush administration, as senior policy adviser.” ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Civil Rights Groups Sue DeVos Over Title IX Policies.” ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Class Central : “A Product at Every Price: A Review of MOOC Stats and Trends in 2017.”