Edsurge

MAY 4, 2022

The company’s latest attempt, launched today, is its “Career Academy for Institutions,” a program that stitches together the company’s existing career certificates with some new offerings. In fact, both companies have long been interested in upskilling and reskilling, analysts say. Answering the ‘So What?’

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2022

This year’s 1 3th edition will swamp San Diego’s waterfront for four days and feature 1,000 speakers, including Thomas Friedman and Margaret Atwood, plus the buzziest for-profit companies in our industry. based education and workforce technology companies, together amounting to more than $150 billion in market capitalization.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Udacity is one of the few edtech companies to gain “unicorn” status, meaning it is valued by investors at over $1 billion. Is the company a new kind of (unaccredited) university? These days the company does a little bit of all those things, but it doesn’t fit neatly into any of the categories. A publisher?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Could the rise in MOOC-based and other certificates affect how traditional college degree paths are designed? Many #DLNchat-ters define them as MOOC providers including edX and Coursera and bootcamps such as General Assembly and Kenzie Academy. But first, who are these nontraditional providers?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2022

The metaverse should probably reference them,” says Patel, who previously held positions at workforce-training companies Thinkful, On Deck and Maven. Some enthusiasm for the metaverse is coming from large companies, the type of entity that members of the crypto-community seem determined to work against. That includes higher education.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. ” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs.

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Hack Education

APRIL 30, 2020

More personalized means more surveilled — we know this from Facebook and Amazon, don't we. The company was founded in 1998 by UC Berkeley doctoral students who were concerned about cheating in the science classes they taught. The company works both ends of the plagiarism market.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2018

In fact, aside from the predictable few flickers of Facebook and Twitter, it seemed most of the students were actually working on something productive. Now, every student’s face was blankly fixated on the all-too-familiar glow of their computer screens. But the technology itself was not my concern.

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Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

Let’s Chat.Bots in Higher Education : What if all of your college questions could be answered by sending a text or Facebook message? Companies like Microsoft, Facebook and Google are all dipping their toes into virtual and augmented reality. Higher Ed 12:30 p.m. Will VR Really Impact Student Outcomes? 2:00 p.m.

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MOOC EdTech OER Kaplan 60

Hack Education

APRIL 20, 2018

VCs often speak of having an “investment thesis” – a strategy for why they fund certain companies. ” I heard someone from Facebook relay the ol’ “founded in a Harvard dorm room” tale and then contend that “education is at our core.

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Beyond coursework, students swim in a flux of data, buffeted by phone calls, text messages, Facebook updates, Twitter tweets, news crawls, and other sources. Another is the rise of the MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) or online instructional platforms like edX, Coursera, or Udacity. About the Author: Hossein Rahnama.

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Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

” There’s more on legal battles involving student loan companies in the business of financial aid section below. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Lots of news this week about Facebook and Cambridge Analytica. The student loan company has raised $803.6 Upgrades and Downgrades.

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Education Robotics OER MOOC 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Tom Webster, the VP of strategy at the market research firm Edison Research, argued that the report should be viewed as “an extremely effective piece of content marketing,” pointing to the number of slides that cite data about or by a portfolio company of Meeker’s employer, the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Smith Caulfield.

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Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 9, 2015

NMC Summer Conference presenters are thought leaders within the education industry at colleges and universities, schools, museums, libraries, organizations, and companies. Stay tuned for all events at [link] , which also has Facebook event links for each activity. Register for free today at [link].

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Bryan Alexander

APRIL 12, 2016

I asked about how Jim’s company, Reclaim Hosting , is doing. One mentioned that their institution used to host WordPress locally, but is now exploring externally hosted social media (Twitter, Facebook, Google+, etc). He criticized the allure of universal solutions and totalizing narratives (the LMS, the MOOC).

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Trends LMS Data MOOC 41

Bryan Alexander

APRIL 12, 2016

I asked about how Jim’s company, Reclaim Hosting , is doing. One mentioned that their institution used to host WordPress locally, but is now exploring externally hosted social media (Twitter, Facebook, Google+, etc). He criticized the allure of universal solutions and totalizing narratives (the LMS, the MOOC).

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Trends LMS Data MOOC 40

Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

education technology companies raised $1.45 And that dip in dealflow has been happening in recent years: Investors are pouring more money into the edtech industry, but across fewer companies. For edtech companies able to show consistent growth and revenue, that should be welcome news. Last year, U.S. billion raised by U.S.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 20, 2014

However, I’m not so thrilled about moving directly to commercial systems like Facebook or LinkedIn, due to privacy and ownership concerns. What are your views on MOOCs? I’m especially interested in social media that can be used to go beyond the often institutional centric LMS systems.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

Check out our growing list of MOOCs and Courses on the EdSurge Index. As for your social profiles such as Facebook and Instagram, previous wisdom used to to be to hide any trace that a hiring manager could find. Post articles and media on Facebook, Twitter, etc that is useful and interesting to your followers.

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Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2017

A venture-backed company today announced a new educational offering billed as an alternative to the standard undergraduate experience. The company will hire working professionals to teach the courses. A roster of well-known companies—and darlings of Silicon Valley—have signed up to participate.

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Chegg Company Trends MOOC 113

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

To their credit, both of the leading commercial MOOCs—Udacity and Coursera—have undertaken significant pivots to their initially flawed business models. Successful entrepreneurs and innovators of all kinds consistently demonstrate the ability to undertake a “strategic pivot” at the right moment.

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Education Coursera Policies MOOC 60

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). is the new company of Andrew Ng , Coursera’s co-founder.) Via The New York Times : “‘I Don’t Really Want to Work for Facebook.’ ” Lovely use of fake news by the Facebook leadership team to combat Facebook critics.

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Education Coursera Facebook MOOC 53

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

I’ve called this “the Top Ed-Tech Trends,” but this has never been an SEO-optimized list of products that the ed-tech industry wants schools or parents or companies to buy (or that it claims schools and parents and companies are buying). Beyond the MOOC. MOOCs and Anti-MOOCs. Indie Ed-Tech.

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Technology MOOC Trends Khan Academy 58

Hack Education

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). A glimpse : “In China ’s Silicon Valley, Edtech Starts at the ‘MOOC Times Building’ ” Via Class Central : “By The Numbers: MOOCs in 2018.” It’s like the MOOC crap all over again. ” asks The Atlantic.

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MOOC Education Elsevier Report 78

Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2017

Bloomz , ClassDojo , Remind ), established companies ( SchoolMessenger ), and other deep pocket players from learning management system providers that already boast significant traction here. Do you know what company is “Facebook for country X?” Facebook is. MOOCs or General Assembly for country X. Facebook is.

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EdTech LMS Facebook Chegg 93

Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

It’s not really “free Internet,” of course – it’s Facebook as Internet. Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” “Aftermath of the MOOC wars: Can commercial vendors support creative higher education ? Raise $146.1 ” asks “Dean Dad” Matt Reed.

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Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 63

Hack Education

AUGUST 12, 2016

” The company – funded by Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Pearson, Learn Capital, and others – says it will remain open. ” “The Indiana Department of Education is seeking $4 million in damages from the company that created last year’s problem-plagued ISTEP test. From the press release : “The U.S.

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Education MOOC Facebook Company 40

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Chopra worked at the CFPB and, while there, “sued two for-profit-college companies – ITT Educational Services Inc. ” It’s now unclear, observers say, if the FTC can regulate companies like Google or Verizon. ” “Two assessment companies – Educational Testing Service and Data Recognition Corp.

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Education Coursera Elsevier MOOC 52

Hack Education

AUGUST 17, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via The New York Times : “ Transgender Girl , 12, Is Violently Threatened After Facebook Post by Classmate’s Parent.” “ Facebook is going back to college,” writes venture capitalist Ryan Craig. The Business of Job Training.

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Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via the Coursera blog : “New mobile features: Transcripts, notes, and reminders.” " It’s lovely to see the big innovation from the MOOC startups in 2017 involves the learning management system. The adaptive learning company has raised $16 million total.

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Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before Congress this week about privacy, data, monopoly power, and regulations. And there’s more Facebook-related news in several of the sections below. ” Via The Verge : “ Facebook -backed lawmakers are pushing to gut privacy law.” (National) Education Politics.

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Education Facebook Edmodo OER 44

Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Two school districts in two states are scaling back their use of the Facebook -built Summit Public Schools ’ learning management system. ” São Paulo has approved a bill that would allow companies to manufacture school uniforms and sell branding and sponsorship opportunities on the clothing. ” William H. million total.

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Education Robotics MOOC Facebook 46

Hack Education

MAY 18, 2018

Via Forbes : “The Startup President: How France ’s Macron Nearly Built An EdTech Company.” ” Ed-tech: where you don’t need an actual product idea for a company, and you can incubate your neoliberalism anyway. ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”).

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Education Company MOOC Report 49

Hack Education

JUNE 17, 2016

Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly sharing five school districts’ private information with an advisory company while it was negotiating for the districts’ contracts.” ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” (Hmm. .” Via The Washington Post : “Former U-Va.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Can high-school kids check the authenticity of an alarming image posted on Facebook? After all, what shows up in your Twitter or Facebook feed can come from anywhere , and a post-election BuzzFeed analysis suggested the fake stuff spreads faster than real news, thanks to hyper-partisan readers blindly sharing sensational headlines.

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Social Media Learning Facebook Analysis 40

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). MOOC hype deja vu.). The company, which makes games to teach preschoolers to code, has raised $5.75 Via ProPublica , the first in its “Breaking the Black Box” series: “What Facebook Knows About You.” CodeSpark has raised $4.1

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Education E-rate MOOC Report 40

Hack Education

APRIL 21, 2017

” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via WCTI12.com ” “ MOOCs Started Out Completely Free. Via the Udacity blog : “ Udacity Launches Mobile Developer Education with Facebook at F8.” ” I didn’t pay close attention to Facebook ’s developer event this week.

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