Edsurge
DECEMBER 21, 2021
The growth of educational platform companies such as Coursera and 2U is being driven in part by a surge in demand for certificate programs and “alternative credential” offerings. But that’s not the same as saying that employers no longer value college credentials, despite overhyped media reports that employers are “throwing out” degrees.
Ask a Tech Teacher
JANUARY 25, 2019
Online libraries and collections of free didactic documents were a reality as early as 1997 , through the Cisco Networking Academy. One example of a platform facilitating the completion of a higher edification is Coursera, a cloud-based service that offers a variety of courses, as well as quite a few specializations and degrees.
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Edsurge
MAY 21, 2021
They’re about a decade behind their university counterparts, who helped to found edX in 2012 , the same year that startup Coursera launched its competing service, now worth millions. As Tracy Hartzler, president of Central New Mexico Community College, said in the Unmudl report: “Without a doubt we are thinking about lifelong learning.”
The Hechinger Report
MARCH 20, 2023
Ben Kaufman, director of research and investigations at the Student Borrower Protection Center Make School’s disastrous downfall, as documented by a Student Borrower Protection Center report provided to The Hechinger Report, should sound alarm bells about partnerships like this, advocates for students warn. Credit: Amanda J.
The Hechinger Report
APRIL 23, 2020
Lafayette College showed faculty how to make document cameras at home using cardboard and rubber bands. Coursera is providing 550 colleges and universities with free access to its online courses. No, but some virtual tools will stick around appeared first on The Hechinger Report. This story also appeared in The New York Times.
Hack Education
DECEMBER 29, 2017
This is part eleven of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” In May, venture capitalist and former securities analyst Mary Meeker released her annual “Internet Trends” report. Much of what Meeker says in this year’s report about education is placed under her category “gaming.”
Hack Education
JULY 7, 2017
The Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow is appealing a lower court’s ruling that it must repay $60 million to the state of Ohio as it cannot document students “attended” its online charter school. “ 18 States Are Suing Betsy DeVos Over For-Profit College Rules ,” Buzzfeed reports.
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