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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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The implication, according to one NYT article : “the digital gap between rich and poor kids is not what we expected.” The real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, Coursera has raised over $310 million. Um, they do.)

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Hack Education Weekly News

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He was an instructor in one of several high-profile Coursera failures back in 2013. The New York Times on “The Challenges of Closing the Digital Divide.” ” From Lumen Learning’s David Wiley : “Some Lessons Learned Supporting OER Adoption.” Remember Richard McKenzie? Oh VR promises.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Coursera ’s 2018 Revenue Estimated to be $140 million,” Class Central estimates. ” Via Pew Research : “ Nearly one-in-five teens can’t always finish their homework because of the digital divide.” Indiana University has joined edX. What’s next?” Thanks in advance.