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MOOCs Are Global. So Where Do They Stand With New European Privacy Laws?

Edsurge

And the issue gets even stickier for colleges hosting massive open online courses with outside learning platforms, which host free or low-cost digital courses for millions of learners around the globe. MOOC-provider Coursera, for example, claims to have 6.5 At Coursera, it depends on the contract with the school.

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Mobile learning and personal metrics

Learning with 'e's

Gathering ''big data'' from learning analytics is perhaps the motherlode for most large scale course providers such as EdX , Udacity and Coursera (MOOC platforms). Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s. Such large data sets can conceivably be sold on for a sizeable profit to companies who are interested.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 10 Edition)

Doug Levin

" Hopefully, not shades of future conversations about learning analytics. Tagged on: March 8, 2017 Benchmarking U.S. Government Websites | ITIF → The public relies on federal websites to access information and services from the U.S.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

From the Coursera blog : “Coursera pilots a new course format.” ” More via I Programmer on Coursera ’s decision to remove old courses from its platform. .” ” More via I Programmer on Coursera ’s decision to remove old courses from its platform. Data, Privacy, and Surveillance.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Edsurge : “ Coursera ’s New Strategy Takes Inspiration From Netflix – and LinkedIn.” ” Via the Coursera blog : “Announcing Coursera for Governments & Nonprofits.” “The New Gold Rush?

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

Course Signals, a software product developed by Purdue University, was designed to boost “student success” by using learning analytics to inform teachers, students, and staff to potential problems, labeling students with a red/yellow/green scheme to indicate their danger in failing a course. Course Signals.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via Recode : “ Coursera has ousted several senior executives along with many rank-and-file staffers.” Educators Discuss Pros and Cons of Learning Analytics.” ” From the HR Department. ” (See also: Altschool, and just remember: venture capital and education do not mix.).