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Lessons From This 'Golden Age' of Learning Science

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She also teaches Learning How to Learn , one of the most popular Massive Open Online Courses, or MOOCs. Olav Schewe, consultant based in Oslo, Norway, who has worked with universities and companies to advise them on how to use insights from neuroscience to make better learning programs and tools. But I think it's important.

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Coursera’s New Strategy Takes Inspiration From Netflix—and LinkedIn

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It’s part of a continued evolution of MOOCs, or Massive Open Online Courses. That never happened, and since then companies like Coursera have been trying to find their niche—and a sustainable business model. But the company recently added a feature that asks users: “What’s your main goal?”

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The Rough Beasts of Ed-Tech

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The entry point for students into Trump University was a free 90-minute seminar, which continued into a 3-day seminar that cost $1500. Just call your credit card company and ask for an extension on your line of credit, instructors purportedly told students. What are MOOCs, for example? What are we promising?

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Education Technology and the 'New' For-Profit Higher Education

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Trump University promised that the instructors for the real-estate and business seminars were “hand-picked” by Trump. Funnily enough, many of the very publications who consistently made fun of the offerings from Trump University rarely offer any critical analysis of the structure or content of MOOCs or coding bootcamps.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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the Virginia company at the heart of the operation.” A must-read on Trump University from Ars Technica : “Trump University and the art of the get-rich seminar.” Here’s the EdWeek headline: “ Company Exec. for Ed-Tech Company Testifies in Ala. ” Ugh. ” Education in the Courts.