Remove Coursera Remove Google Remove Magazine Remove Software
article thumbnail

Pros and Cons of Using eLearning Software in Your Classroom

Educational Technology Guy

Although some academic institutions and educational professionals still doubt the high value of eLearning software, technology-based education is no longer a myth. Lockdown aside, why are more teachers turning to online educational software? Learning Solutions Magazine Of course, specialized online periodicals had to land on the list.

Software 195
article thumbnail

What Happens When Ed-Tech Forgets? Some Thoughts on Rehabilitating Reputations

Hack Education

" I like to cite, as an example, a New Yorker article from a few years ago that interviewed Anthony Levandoski, the Uber engineer sued by Google for stealing its self-driving car technology. "The only thing that matters is the future," Levandoski told the magazine. Coursera founder Daphne Koller.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

Hack Education

Connexeo (school administration software): $110 million. Coursera (online education): $210.1 Investors in tutoring companies this year included Warbug Pincus, Goldman Sachs, Learn Capital, Y Combinator, the Omidyar Network, Sequoia Capital, TAL Education, Tencent, Google, and of course, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.

Trends 93
article thumbnail

Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

From the Coursera blog : “Announcing ‘ AI for Everyone ’: a new course from deeplearning.ai on Coursera.” is the new company of Andrew Ng , Coursera’s co-founder.) Via Techcrunch : “ Google partners with MotherCoders to bring tech training to moms in New York City.” million total.

article thumbnail

Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Headline changed from “ Coursera ’s Update Will Eliminate Hundreds of Courses” to “Coursera’s Update Will Migrate Hundreds of Courses to a New Platform.” ” Coursera, initially only emailing former students about their old course work, decided finally to blog about its platform change.

article thumbnail

Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” President Obama talked to Wired magazine about artificial intelligence, Mars, self-driving cars, Star Trek and more. ” That for-profit is Laureate Education , the largest chain of for-profit schools in the world and an investor in Coursera. Via the EFF : “ Google Changes Its Tune When it Comes to Tracking Students.”

article thumbnail

Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

I missed this news earlier in April, via Class Central : financial aid applications for Coursera take at least 15 days. CNN tries to explain “Why Google , Apple and Microsoft are battling for education.” Via Diggit Magazine : “The end of Academia.edu : how business takes over, again.” Don’t click.

Kaplan 46