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Hack Education Weekly News

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Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” “Aftermath of the MOOC wars: Can commercial vendors support creative higher education ? It’s always fascinating to look at ed-tech companies’ job postings – this one is from Khan Academy. Raise $146.1 Upgrades and Downgrades.

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Mostly tutoring companies.). “ ICE officials have invited tech companies, including Microsoft , to develop algorithms that will track visa holders’ social media activity ,” ProPublica reports. ” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” The University of Iceland has joined edX.

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Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via The Post and Courier : “ South Carolina ’s online charter schools: A $350 million investment with disappointing returns.” ” (Among those education companies in Binary Capital’s investment portfolio : Educents.). Where’s the outrage?”

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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. And “free” doesn’t last.

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The NAACP endorses OER. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Online education pioneer Tony Bates asks “ What is online learning ?” ” From the press release : “ MOOCs and books initiative launched by Springer and Federica Weblearning.” ” (Wow. .” ” Shrug.

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Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). There’s more MOOC news down in the “labor and management” section below. Doesn’t look like the company has anyone to take his place yet. It’s a rot at the very core of the company’s leadership team. What’s next?”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). “ Khan Academy launches free Official LSAT Prep ,” says the Khan Academy blog. “Some Thoughts on OER ” by Mindwires Consulting’s Michael Feldstein. The company has raised $15.7 Labor and Management.