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. And major companies and industry groups are increasingly getting into the credentialing game, exemplified by firms such as IBM and Google.
ViewSonic Education
JUNE 20, 2019
From our recent whitepaper Video-Assisted Learning Insights: The Struggle for Teachers to Access Video Content , we have found that an incredible 96% of teachers surveyed are using videos in their classrooms. Teachers report that the length of videos preferred is generally 2 to 10 minutes according to 79% of teachers surveyed.
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Ask a Tech Teacher
JANUARY 25, 2019
Many renowned names in the game, such as Blackboard and Google, are now offering their own cloud-based virtual classroom suites. 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.
The Hechinger Report
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
Of the 10 most-used K-12 ed-tech tools tracked by management network LearnPlatform since the start of the pandemic, eight are from Google. More than 70 percent of 104 ed-tech companies responding to a survey by Productive said they have been giving away or discounting their products. Its free offers are scheduled to end September 30.
Edsurge
AUGUST 15, 2020
Employers are increasingly open to these alternative credentials: Google recently started offering Career Certificate programs which it will consider the equivalent of a 4-year degree. In a SHRM survey, 68 percent of respondents reported sustaining their training budget through the pandemic.
Edsurge
JUNE 25, 2018
At Google, one of us works as a product lead for the IT Support Professional Certificate on Coursera—a program designed to take beginner-level learners to IT job readiness in about eight months. The program is philanthropically funded by Google.org, and does not generate any revenue to Google.
The Hechinger Report
AUGUST 29, 2021
Two out of three first-year students said they’d had academic challenges, including lack of motivation, trouble retaining information learned online and difficulty understanding concepts without “hands-on” experiences, a new ACT survey confirms. The last thing higher education needs is even more skepticism about the worth of a college degree.
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