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Triumphs and Troubles in Online Learning Abroad

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Modest by comparison, Western Governors University, the largest in the U.S., boasts merely 120,000 enrollments. Five other, mostly online universities—all in Asia—enroll more than a million each. In the developed world, nearly 90 percent are connected, but in the least developed countries only about 20 percent are plugged in.

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US Edtech Investments Peak Again With $1.45 Billion Raised in 2018

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Once upon a time, she notes, “MOOCs were supposed to displace higher education. Now many MOOCs are embedded within these institutions. edtech companies paled in comparison to their peers in Asia, home to Byju’s ( $540 million ), along with VIPKID ( $500 million ), Zuoyebang ( $350 million ) and Yuanfudao ( $300 million ).

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via Education Week : “ Trump Signs Orders on Rural Broadband Access.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). EdWeek’s Market Brief on a report by Allovue : “ K–12 District Spending Analysis Raises Red Flag About ESSA School Comparisons.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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“ FCC Delays Are Keeping Broadband From Rural School Kids,” says Wired. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). I’d love to see a comparison between Pluralsight and Lynda.com.). Muñiz as the Education Department’s General Counsel. And some follow-up from Tressie McMillan Cottom.).