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In China, Online Degrees on Hold, Even as MOOCs Rise

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In fact, the country has no institution that is approved to deliver online degrees, even though it has moved rapidly to embrace MOOCs, free or low-cost online courses offered to millions throughout the country. Michael Wang, CEO of Beacon Education, a Beijing company I consult with that delivers U.S.

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10 Experts’ Predictions for Education and Technology in 2016

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We are seeing far more interest in concepts such as the flipped classroom , which are giving students the capacity to learn outside of the class so that class time is used for higher level skills work, where the new knowledge is applied. What is also interesting is the use of platforms which allow for complete online delivery.

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The Stories We've Been Told (in 2017) about Education Technology

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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. Learning to Code.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Tony Bates looks at “Brexit and online learning in Europe.” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). From the edX blog : “How to be a Better Learner: Determine Your Learning Style.” ” Try learning styles, maybe. Priorities. Updates from ISTE.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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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. The Flipped Classroom". And “free” doesn’t last.

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Top Ed-Tech Trends: A Review

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Each month, I calculate all the venture capital investment that’s gone into education technology, noting who’s invested, the type of company, and so on. Beyond the MOOC. School and “Skills” MOOCS, Outsourcing, and Online Education. MOOCs and Anti-MOOCs. Learning to Code.

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