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How Harvard Is Trying to Update the Extension School for the MOOC Age

Edsurge

You could call extension schools the original MOOCs. Well, unless you count the students in MOOCs, those free online courses, which are offered through a different division of the university. Yet during that same period, another part of the university, HarvardX, has been running MOOCs, massive open online courses.

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The Future Belongs to Online Learners — But Only If Programs Can Help Them Succeed

Edsurge

He has ChatGPT on his phone and his iPad, and our 45-minute conversation is peppered with references to Coursera’s newest personal learning assistant, “Coach.” The company also uses a customizable assignments generator that it acquired, for an undisclosed amount, from a Bulgarian startup in 2019.

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OPINION: The new lifelong learner — an education to match America’s economic needs

The Hechinger Report

But to train this workforce effectively, we’ll need to change the way we approach education. In the past, we’ve often thought about formal education as the acquisition of broad skills at a fixed point in time, with training ending at about age 18, 22 or later for those who need advanced degrees.

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What Happened in Ed-Tech in 2016 (And Who Paid for It)?

Hack Education

Who’s Funding ‘Personalized Learning’ Startups? Who’s Funding Corporate Training Startups? Who’s Funding Learn-to-Code Startups? Who’s Funding MOOCs in 2016? Education Companies and the Stock Market. Who’s Funding Tutoring Startups? The 2016 Ed-Tech Dead Pool.

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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

Hack Education

” She posits gaming as the new site for “modern learning,” with an emphasis on skills training and data-driven self-improvement. “Why are there 72 slides about gaming, from a company invested in EA, Zynga, Mobcrush, and Magic Leap?” I admit, I find this both an odd and a striking observation.

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SXSWedu 2017: Ones to Watch and What to Know

Edsurge

Companies like Microsoft, Facebook and Google are all dipping their toes into virtual and augmented reality. This panel asks how this technology might expand the walls of the classroom—or isolate students from the learning environment. and insights into how edtech can help schools support individualized learning.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” 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”). ” The Business of Job Training. Via CNBC : “ Amazon ’s cloud is looking at building a corporate training service.”