Company OER Pearson Personalized Learning 
Iterating Toward Openness
NOVEMBER 17, 2016
Think for a minute about all the people and companies that have created really amazing commercial offerings based on Linux, Apache, MYSQL, PHP, Ruby, Node, React, or WordPress. ”, you declare, “the overwhelming majority of OER in the world are licensed in ways that permit commercial use, so what’s the problem?”
Iterating Toward Openness
NOVEMBER 13, 2017
[Back in 2012 – 2013] I was impressed (like many others I’m sure) with how Wiley was able to frame the cost-savings argument around open textbooks to build broader interest for OERs. And the idea of pivoting away from that at the exact moment Pearson, Cengage, and McGraw-Hill are adopting that approach seems a bit too convenient.
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Hack Education
DECEMBER 9, 2017
At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. The company has raised some $77.5 Okay, okay.
Marketplace K-12
MAY 16, 2016
Few corporate brand names in education are as recognizable, and as polarizing, as Pearson, the giant education provider whose reach extends to virtual schools, testing, language training and an array of other areas. Pearson officials have been talking about shifting away from being identified as simply a publishing company for years now.
Kitaboo on EdTech
DECEMBER 7, 2020
The transformation towards digital has been accelerated impacting all aspects of education including learning materials and content. Many colleges and universities have invested in technology, laying emphasis on education facilitated by digital and remote learning techniques. Digital Learning Material is the Future of Higher Ed.
Hack Education
OCTOBER 7, 2016
It’s always fascinating to look at ed-tech companies’ job postings – this one is from Khan Academy. In other Salesforce news, “The University of Texas System teams up with Salesforce to turn its learning platform into a learning relationship management system ,” Inside Higher Ed reports.
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. ProPublica with more news about Facebook and discrimination : “Dozens of Companies Are Using Facebook to Exclude Older Workers From Job Ads.” ” Or something.
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