Edsurge

JULY 30, 2018

He specifically faults measures such as the National Student Survey , a satisfaction poll administered to undergraduates during their final year of study in colleges throughout England, Wales and Northern Ireland. His work focuses on British universities, where he says McDonaldization has taken hold more firmly than in the U.S.

MOOC 130

MOOC Survey Industry Company 130

Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2019

Perhaps the biggest buzz was the $750-million purchase of Trilogy Education Services, an education company that helps set up and run short-term coding programs at university extension schools, by 2U, one of the biggest companies helping colleges set up online grad programs. So the innovation is not happening in undergrad?

MOOC 98

MOOC Industry Company Data 98

Edsurge

OCTOBER 20, 2016

While online education companies offer engineering, programming and business skills, one company wants to make sure that the fine arts isn’t being left behind. based company offers 50 classes from flagship schools like Columbia and Stanford. Launched in June 2015, the Valencia, Calif. Launched in June 2015, the Valencia, Calif.-based

Coursera 60

Coursera Education Adobe MOOC 60

Marketplace K-12

JUNE 27, 2016

Nearly 60 percent of 589 preK-12 educators surveyed enrolled in professional courses online, according to a study by the Educational Technology Industry Network, a division of the Software & Information Industry Network. Company/vendor: 29 percent. Meaning of Online Courses Is Shifting, Industry Survey Finds.

Course 53

Course Study Survey Digital Badges 53

Edsurge

JUNE 1, 2017

Cottom, who recently wrote the book “Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the New Economy,” is talking about what can happen when traditional non-profit universities partner with for-profit companies and institutions, such as Purdue’s recent decision to acquire Kaplan University. Then yep, we’re on board.”

Data 118

Data Kaplan MOOC Trends 118

Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Edtech companies use these buzzwords to describe the next generation of learning tools. Without imposed schedules, proximity to peers, or physical classrooms, even the best-intentioned students never make it through a MOOC or fail to reengage with the educational app they downloaded. “Self-paced.”

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MOOC Learning EdTech Course 60

TeacherCast

JANUARY 1, 2016

For instance, one recent survey reported that 75% of the responding K-12 educators in the United States assessed their student’s access to technology in the classroom as “good” or “great” Roughly four out of five teachers planned to utilize these types of resources more extensively during the 2016 academic year.

Technology 68

Technology LMS Classroom Trends 68

Edsurge

JUNE 22, 2017

Amazon has become one of the most valuable companies in the world—with a current market value of $475 billion —based on its domination of e-commerce (holding an astounding 50 percent share of all online retail sales); its leadership in the cloud computing business ; and the strength of its software algorithms. Similarly, the U.S.

Software 102

Software Trends E-rate Coursera 102

EdTechSandyK

MARCH 4, 2013

Small start ups and giant MOOCS. All of the panelists are from companies that connect teachers directly to students. Important to get feedback from students through surveys to assess quality of teaching and content. If company receives a DMCA notice they remove the content. A few instructors have earned $100,000.

Udemy 49

Udemy Education MOOC Survey 49

Bryan Alexander

MARCH 5, 2016

Providers are growing more features, each company or project following or leapfrogging the others. For example, MOOCs are still weak on completion and learning, but evolving. A: CCP continues to evolve, complementing the EDUCAUSE Core Data Survey. Now 65-75% of classes use the campus LMS. What next for the LMS?

Trends 40

Trends LMS VLE Technology 40

Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2020

In a national survey , we found that providing academic credit for experience and on-the-job learning was among employers’ top priorities for colleges and universities, alongside other work-integrated learning themes such industry validation and including real-world projects in the curriculum. And that has immense societal benefits.

Digital Badges 181

Digital Badges Coursera Learning Industry 181

Neo LMS

JUNE 16, 2020

In a survey of 1,000 long-time high school teachers, 73% say their classrooms use laptops and tablets daily. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are also excellent resources, offering free classes from world-renowned universities. Students use laptops, tablets, and myriad software to complete in-class work and at-home assignments.

Technology 230

Technology Education Laptops EdTech 230

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

” – that’s Sebastian Thrun, best known perhaps for his work at Google on the self-driving car and as a co-founder of the MOOC (massive open online course) startup Udacity. The very next day, Apple shares hit $97.80, an all-time high for the company. The quotation is from 2012. Fantasy. .”

Trends 40

Trends Report iPhone Software 40

Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2017

A venture-backed company today announced a new educational offering billed as an alternative to the standard undergraduate experience. The company will hire working professionals to teach the courses. A roster of well-known companies—and darlings of Silicon Valley—have signed up to participate.

Chegg 112

Chegg Company Trends MOOC 112

Edsurge

AUGUST 19, 2016

The teams usually responsible for corporate learning within companies, human resources, are also undergoing a period of change as they identify areas where they need to come up to speed to deliver the most tangible results for their companies. Learners are now demanding that they are educated in a way that works for them.

Training 60

Training Trends MOOC Learning 60

Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Yet, at the same time, many college leaders are finding that institutions can learn from tech-savvy companies, especially when it comes to kind of creating a culture of innovation and trying new things. Certainly in Britain, [in] the student satisfaction surveys that students all fill in, they're all quite happy.

How To 135

How To Education Outcomes Course 135

Edsurge

MAY 24, 2019

Two years later, Dubuc’s company, OpenClassrooms , has closed deals with both of them. Even for these companies, with full-fledged recruiting teams, “it’s really painful to hire new employees,” says Dubuc, OpenClassrooms’ CEO. There is a huge talent shortage right now.” That shouldn’t be surprising. Udacity has raised $160 million.

MOOC 138

MOOC Coursera Microsoft Industry 138

Wired Campus

APRIL 30, 2015

In the TV series Shark Tank, entrepreneurs with budding companies pitch their ideas to a panel of investors who ask probing questions and then decide whether to back the proposals. Freund: When I sold my previous company, I had some time at my hands for the first time really in my life. Each spoke from a different perspective — Ms.

E-rate 28

E-rate Company Course MOOC 28

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2017

EdSurge sat down with Gallagher during the ASU+GSV Summit in May to learn about why he predicts that when it comes to education, the line between colleges and companies will continue to blur. And then the MOOC providers themselves started working with colleges and universities. Your new center has “talent strategy” as part of its name.

Company 91

Company Kaplan MOOC Strategy 91

Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

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 Data, Privacy, and Surveillance.

Education 63

Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 63

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2017

They can be something everybody uses; that’s how 2012 became the year of the MOOC, and why virtual reality will no doubt be widely cited as the trend of 2016. MOOCs continued to increase in number and attendance. Duke University ran a widely read lecture capture survey. By Stephen Downes, National Research Council.

Trends 111

Trends EdTech MOOC Smartphone 111

Hack Education

AUGUST 12, 2016

” The company – funded by Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Pearson, Learn Capital, and others – says it will remain open. ” “The Indiana Department of Education is seeking $4 million in damages from the company that created last year’s problem-plagued ISTEP test. From the press release : “The U.S.

Education 40

Education MOOC Facebook Company 40

Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2017

The generation of students attending college today just aren’t that impressed by traditional markers of authority—and they’re not coming to campus to gaze up at wise leaders on a pedestal (well, at least according to surveys). In fact by next year or six months later, it could be something else.

Social Media 85

Social Media Survey MOOC Industry 85

Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via the Coursera blog : “New mobile features: Transcripts, notes, and reminders.” " It’s lovely to see the big innovation from the MOOC startups in 2017 involves the learning management system. The adaptive learning company has raised $16 million total.

Education 44

Education E-rate MOOC Data 44

Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

” São Paulo has approved a bill that would allow companies to manufacture school uniforms and sell branding and sponsorship opportunities on the clothing. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). A call to rebrand MOOCs , from Edsurge. The company, formerly known as SlideRule, has raised $11.2

Education 46

Education Robotics MOOC Facebook 46

Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). “ Can a For-Profit, Venture-Backed Company Keep OER Free – and Be Financially Sustainable? The company sells a tablet for use in prison. million for the company – but of that just $15 million is cash; the rest is equity in NetDragon.

Education 44

Education Facebook Edmodo OER 44

Hack Education

JUNE 17, 2016

Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly sharing five school districts’ private information with an advisory company while it was negotiating for the districts’ contracts.” ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” (Hmm. .” Via The Washington Post : “Former U-Va.

Education 49

Education Coursera Microsoft Company 49

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. million total.

Education 46

Education Coursera MOOC Udemy 46

Hack Education

AUGUST 11, 2017

Not really ed-tech-related, except for all those companies saying they’re “Uber for education.” ” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Edsurge : “ Andrew Ng , Co-Founder of Coursera , Returns to MOOC Teaching With New AI Course.” The company has $8.3

Education 45

Education Coursera Khan Academy MOOC 45

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Even before a deluge of fibs and fakery swamped our recent election cycle, Wineburg and company realized that readers of online news need many of the same skills used by a good historian, such as identifying the sources of claims and asking questions about their evidence.

Social Media 40

Social Media Learning Facebook Analysis 40

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Via The Washington Post : “ Student loan companies reach $21.6 Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Edsurge : “Peter Thiel May Finally Get His Flying Cars, Thanks to a New Udacity Nanodegree in 2018.” The literacy software company has raised $14.8 ” The watchdog: the CFPB.

Education 48

Education Knewton Kaplan Robotics 48

Hack Education

APRIL 21, 2017

” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via WCTI12.com ” “ MOOCs Started Out Completely Free. The math tutoring company has previously raised $4.7 ” Via Education Week : “ Augmented , Virtual Reality Yet to Gain Traction in K–12, Survey Finds.”

Education 45

Education MOOC Facebook Report 45

Hack Education

JULY 20, 2018

” At least the e-cigarette company (which targets teens) offers a social-emotional learning curriculum, right? Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). There’s more MOOC news in the credential section below. I mean, clearly the company has a strong grasp on the politics of information.

Education 46

Education MOOC Robotics Company 46

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2018

Dance concealed about $12,000 in payments he received through his consulting work in 2015, including $4,600 from an organization called the Education Research and Development Institute – ERDI for short – that pays superintendents to attend meetings with educational tech companies. ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “The U.S.

Education 46

Education MOOC Robotics Company 46

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Class Central : “ MOOCs May Still Be Reshaping Higher Education, Just Not In the Way That Was Initially Predicted.” There’s more MOOC news in the contests and competition section below. Companies Should Know About Asia’s Edtech Market.”

Education 58

Education MOOC Pearson Blackboard 58

Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2018

” (Related: “Theranos investor Tim Draper blames the company’s downfall on an investigative journalist,” Business Insider reports.). ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). More “MOOC” news under the job training section below. ” Testing. .”

Education 46

Education MOOC Coursera Company 46

Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Via the AP: “A new federal lawsuit by Pennsylvania ’s attorney general says the nation’s largest student loan company engaged in abusive practices that have cost borrowers billions of dollars.” ” The largest student loan company is Navient. She’s an investor in a company that targets that group.)

Education 49

Education Robotics Company MOOC 49