Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Tom Webster, the VP of strategy at the market research firm Edison Research, argued that the report should be viewed as “an extremely effective piece of content marketing,” pointing to the number of slides that cite data about or by a portfolio company of Meeker’s employer, the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Smith Caulfield.

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Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

Hack Education

DECEMBER 31, 2018

When I first started working as a tech reporter, I assumed – naively – that venture capitalists were smart people who did thorough research before funding a company. I assumed that they looked to see if the company could do what it promised – financially, technologically. One should be conscientious, as such.

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Trends MOOC Company Edmodo 93

Hack Education

JUNE 9, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” If you can’t create revenue, raise venture capital. Via Edsurge : “As LinkedIn ’s Video Library Grows, Company Says It Has No Plans to Compete With Colleges.” That’s despite privacy concerns about the company. powered teaching method.”

Education 46

Education Coursera MOOC Udemy 46

Hack Education

JULY 15, 2016

” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). “ Are MOOCs Forever ?” An ex-Corinthian student is filing a federal class-action lawsuit against the firms that now own the private loans, as well as a collection company seeking to recoup the debt from borrowers.” Spoiler alert: no.).

Education 40

Education Blackboard Common Core MOOC 40

Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). From the edX blog : “How to be a Better Learner: Determine Your Learning Style.” Elsewhere in MOOC research… From Campus Technology : “Grouping MOOC Students by Communication Mode Doesn’t Help Completion.” Updates from ISTE.

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MOOC Education Blackboard OER 48

Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2017

” Via The New York Times : “DeVos Abandons Plan to Allow One Company to Service Federal Student Loans.” Buzzfeed’s Molly Hensley-Clancy looks at the acquisition of EDMC – the parent company of the Art Institutes chain – by The Dream Center Foundation , a network of Christian missionary centers.

Khan Academy 46

Khan Academy Elsevier Education MOOC 46