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Revolution in Higher Education: chapter 2

Bryan Alexander

This chapter takes us from 2012 through 2013, following the expansion of MOOCs across American research-1 institutions and the breakout of Coursera, edX, and Udacity. Miscellaneous notes: DeMillo sees for-pay assessment as solving the MOOC dropout problem (1253). DeMillo carries on with several themes. Kindle location 1093).

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 9 Edition)

Doug Levin

Tagged on: March 2, 2017 Coding bootcamps commit to transparency in reporting around job placement | TechCrunch → The move comes as these “accelerated learning programs” across the country push for greater validation among educational institutions — and a share of the massive state and federal dollars that come with accreditation.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Big HR news about Coursera in the HR section below. ” But if you look closer, it’s not a MOOC; it’s just an online class at MIT. .” Coursera has a new CEO: Jeff Maggioncalda. ” From the HR Department.

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Education's Online Futures

Hack Education

.” Five years after “ the year of the MOOC ,” the acronym does not appear on the website of any of those high profile online course providers. Coursera also brought on a new CEO : Jeff Maggioncalda, whose previous job was in the financial planning industry. Udacity’s CMO Shernaz Daver left that company.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Following up on ProPublica reporting , “ Florida to Examine Whether Alternative Charter Schools Underreport Dropouts.” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” An op-ed in Forbes by University Ventures’ Ryan Craig : “Make Online Education Great (For The First Time).”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via The Atlantic : “Why Many College Dropouts Are Returning to School in North Carolina.” Via The Hill : “ Karl Rove and David Axelrod partner for online class on winning elections” – an online class on the Masterclass platform, that is. Indiana University has joined edX.