Hack Education

DECEMBER 14, 2018

“ Can Online Learning Help Higher Ed Reverse Its Tuition Spiral? ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Accelerate Learning has received an undisclosed amount of investment from The Carlyle Group and Quad Partners. The company has previously raised some $10 million for its science curriculum.

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MOOC Education Elsevier Report 78

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.” For-profit higher ed company Education Management Corp says it will close 22 out of 26 of its Brown Mackie College locations.

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Education Coursera Microsoft Company 49

Hack Education

JUNE 1, 2018

” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via The Diplomat : “ Online Learning in North Korea.” Or maybe the company it’s using for its predictive analytics programs – EAB, I think – does and that’s why we’re hearing all these stories. ” LOL.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

There’s more MOOC news down in the “labor and management” section below, perhaps prompting another question that Edsurge doesn’t think to ask: “How viable are these companies that are being used to outsource and privatize online higher education?” The stories out of Facebook just keep getting worse.

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Education MOOC Social Media E-rate 58

Hack Education

JULY 13, 2018

“ Can We Design Online Learning Platforms That Feel More Intimate Than Massive? ” From the press release (which explains why there’d be an article on the company this week): “ YouTube joins forces with Britannica to provide easier access to credible and authoritative information.” ” asks WBRC.

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Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

” Via Politico : “A complex legal battle involving dozens of debt collection companies fighting over contracts with the Education Department has essentially suspended the government’s ability to collect defaulted student loans , the Trump administration disclosed in a court filing on Monday night.”

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Kaplan Education Blackboard MOOC 46

Hack Education

JULY 27, 2018

” That is, the daycare company Bright Horizons will pay for its employees to get their degrees at four institutions – three of which are for-profits (including Ashford University and Walden University, which have been targets of lawsuits claiming they misled students). Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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Education MOOC E-rate Coursera 43

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

” Via Politico : “Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has increased her financial stake in a ‘neurofeedback’ company that says its technology treats attention deficit disorder and the symptoms of autism. “Now that MOOCs are mainstream, where does online learning go next?” ” $100,000.

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Education MOOC Company Report 43

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last. Sometimes they strike a deal.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

MARCH 17, 2017

” EdWeek’s Market Brief on “Implications for K–12 Companies in Trump’s Big Proposed Cuts to Ed. Via Reuters : “ Apple , Google , Facebook skip legal challenge to new travel ban.” ” VCU’s Jon Becker writes “More about online learning in Virginia.”

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Education MOOC Company Report 46

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

” “What’s the bottom line on online preschool ?” “ Florida Virtual School model shows online learning can be engaging,” according to a puff piece by Education Dive , which rewrites a puff piece by eSchool News. No mention that these are backed by big companies and venture capitalists.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

SoFi is the ed-tech company that has raised the most venture capital. And more on who’s buying student loan companies in the “business of ed-tech” section below. .” Changes too at another textbook company as Doug Levin, the CEO of McGraw Hill Education announced he’s stepping down. Pay attention.).

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Education Coursera MOOC Report 48

Hack Education

JUNE 2, 2017

” No disclosure in the article that Edsurge shares investors with both these companies. No disclosure , no surprise, that Edsurge shares investors with this company. Via The Next Web : “ Facebook is letting Groups create online learning courses – what could possibly go wrong?” million total.

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Education MOOC Report Company 48

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

” Via The New York Times : “ Kremlin Cash Behind Billionaire’s Twitter and Facebook Investments.” ” Via The Guardian : “ Russia funded Facebook and Twitter investments through Kushner associate.” ” “Whatever happened to the promise of online learning ?”

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Education Facebook Company Report 45

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

” Via the BBC : “ Facebook Reports BBC to Police Over Investigation Into Child Sex Images.” ” More on this story and concerns about how Facebook moderates content via Techcrunch. ” Via The Financial Times : “ Coursera chief on the future of online learning and the Trump era.”

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Education Robotics E-rate Social Media 46

Hack Education

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Doesn’t look like the company has anyone to take his place yet. Instead, the company handed him a $90 million exit package, paid in installments of about $2 million a month for four years, said two people with knowledge of the terms.” It’s a rot at the very core of the company’s leadership team.

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Education Khan Academy Company MOOC 60

Hack Education

JUNE 22, 2018

.” Via the Journal Sentinel : “More than 300 Kettle Moraine parents sign petition against online learning platform.” Speaking of pseudoscientific products, Education Week reports that “ DeVos -Supported ‘Brain-Performance’ Company Loses Appeal Over Misleading Advertising.”

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Education Microsoft MOOC Coursera 44

Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

” The Kenyan Ministry of Education says that the Bridge International Academies are not complying with the country’s laws, and the company, which runs chains of schools across the developing world, has not received approval for its curriculum. for-profits? ” Education in the Courts. “What if the US had an OU?”

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Education LMS Robotics E-rate 46

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

” Palantir is the data analytics company co-founded by Peter Thiel and funded in part by the CIA. Another tech company ready and willing to support Trump: IBM. If you know the history of this company , it’s a rather frightening gesture. ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”).

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Education Company Data Pearson 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 8, 2016

million in charges from a Minnesota company over a software system that repeatedly failed during mandatory statewide elementary school testing.” ” Via Edsurge : “ Online Learning Consortium Releases New Scorecards to Evaluate Digital Classes.” ” Pay attention to student loan companies !

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