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Pros and Cons of Using eLearning Software in Your Classroom

Educational Technology Guy

All you need is a device and software, like Google Hangouts Meet, Zoom, Join.me, GoToMeeting, or other tools that facilitate studying. Blogs of EdTech Companies You won’t find any academic research, lesson plans, or hot education news on these websites. Accessibility It may seem like the world is open to technological advancements.

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It’s Time to Digitally Transform Community College

Edsurge

With an uncertain fall and a deep economic downturn, many believe two-year colleges may be the best answer to meeting the higher education needs of both traditional and non-traditional students and workers looking to learn new skills. In fact, the majority of community college enrollment today is non-white.

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Course Hero Adds $70 Million to Series B Fundraise

Edsurge

As it turns out, the company wasn’t done fundraising. Capitalizing on increased usage seems to be the formula among edtech companies seeking new money this year. Companies like Coursera, which helps universities build and access online courses, have ridden the momentum from new registrations to secure a $130 million investment in July.

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Why I’m Optimistic About the Next Wave of Education Technology

Edsurge

The first online class we launched in 1998 was little more than flat text on webpages, and we closely followed the birth of learning management systems, meeting with both Blackboard and WebCT before they achieved their first $1 million in revenue. 2004-2011: Washington Leans In.

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‘Talent’ Has Become the New Theme Uniting Education and Employment

Edsurge

Talent as the organizing principle for activity in the higher education and employment sectors is driven by the convergence of skills demands in the economy; evolutions in public policy; trends in venture and philanthropic investment; and new technology developments. But wait, didn’t companies say they see talent as a top priority?

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The Metamorphosis of MOOCs

Edsurge

At a recent meeting of educational technology policy advisors, a well-informed university CIO casually declared that MOOCs were history. to develop a series of surveys to embed in their MicroMasters programs and in a Coursera Specialization. It’s true they stopped making headlines a while ago, but they have hardly abated.

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COLUMN: Changes to come should be ‘music to your ears,’ higher education innovators say

The Hechinger Report

Related: Colleges and universities are outsourcing services to for-profit companies. The conversations we are having at the highest level at the best universities in the world are all about digital transformation,” said Chip Paucek CEO and founder of 2U , the for-profit ed tech company that recently merged with EdX.

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