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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Big HR news about Coursera in the HR section below. Via The New York Times : “ New York to Shorten Standardized Tests in Elementary and Middle Schools.” Coursera has a new CEO: Jeff Maggioncalda. ” From the HR Department.

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The Business of Education Technology

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Daphne Koller left Coursera this year. According to Edsurge , changes to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act will soon be another “ win for ed-tech vendors.” Sebastian Thrun stepped down as Udacity’s CEO. Jen Medbery stepped down as CEO of Kickboard. ” So congrats, ed-tech vendors.)

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Hack Education Weekly News

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These 11 Cases Show How.” ” “Republicans try to take cheap phones and broadband away from poor people,” Ars Technica reports. monthly subsidies toward cellular phone service or mobile broadband. ” Codecademy, Edsurge contends, is now a competitor to Coursera and Udacity.