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Why Continuing Education Programs Are Poised to Become Hubs of Innovation

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MOOCs are not the only ones that offer on-demand learning today. UC Santa Cruz Extension’s international program , for example, offers full-time certificate programs to students from over 30 countries. The good news is that many continuing education programs are building on their legacies and stepping up.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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“Technology companies can no longer turn a blind eye to the human rights abuses of one of their largest investors.” When the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman toured the US recently, he hung out with Mark Zuckerberg , Jeff Bezos , and Sergey Brin , for example. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”).

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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That being said, if you’re using a piece of technology that’s free, it’s likely that your personal data is being sold to advertisers or at the very least hoarded as a potential asset (and used, for example, to develop some sort of feature or algorithm). Without revenue the company will go away. And “free” doesn’t last.

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