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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

Hack Education

” He has backed these initiatives financially; and he has backed the publications and conferences that promote these sorts of efforts. Wonder Workshop (robotics) – $41 million. Udemy (skills training) – $173 million. Robotics , with ~ $99 million in funding. The policy and the discourse.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). “ Robots won’t replace teachers because they can’t inspire us.” Elsewhere in MOOC research… From Campus Technology : “Grouping MOOC Students by Communication Mode Doesn’t Help Completion.” ” “U.S.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). “The Future of MOOCs Might Not Be Free ,” suggests Education Week’s Market Brief with an observation that many of us made back in 2012. ” Also via The New York Times : “A Mission to Bring STEM Skills, and Robots, to Children in West Africa.”