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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.”) ” MOOCs looked – for a short while, at least – like they were going to pivot to become LMSes. Pearson is Not a Platform. Pearson does not have a platform.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” “Aftermath of the MOOC wars: Can commercial vendors support creative higher education ? Investor Fred Wilson on “ Chromebooks in K–12.” ” Via Techcrunch : “ Duolingo ’s chatbots help you learn a new language.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). “The MOOC is not dead, but maybe it should be,” says Rolin Moe. ” Via the Google blog : “Rolling Study Halls: turning bus time into learning time.” There’s some ACICS accreditation news in the accreditation section below.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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In 2012, Pearson, Cengage Learning, and Macmillan Higher Education sued Boundless Learning, claiming that the open education textbook startup had “stolen the creative expression of their authors and editors, violating their intellectual-property rights.” Pearson PARCC "Spies" on Students. But the “spying” has continued.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Pearson gets emergency test scoring contract from Tennessee ,” Chalkbeat reports. ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). .” ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Pearson hearts coding bootcamps. No word on tuition.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Online education pioneer Tony Bates asks “ What is online learning ?” ” From the press release : “ MOOCs and books initiative launched by Springer and Federica Weblearning.” a month.). . Perhaps that is how you “scale.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Inside Higher Ed : “Online education platform Coursera has set a goal of offering 15 to 20 degree programs by the end of 2019. ” Via Edsurge : “ Coursera ’s Rick Levin on the Evolution of MOOCs and Microcredentials.” million total.