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Hack Education Weekly News

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Coursera has a new partner , the insurance company AXA , which will offer some 300 Coursera classes to its employees. ” Via Education Week : “For Principals, Student Sexting a Speeding ‘Freight Train,’ Full of Peril.” ” The Business of Job Training. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via Edsurge : “ Coursera ’s First Ivy League Degree: An Online Master’s From the University of Pennsylvania.” ” ( Not mentioned : Penn was one of the very first investors in Coursera.). There’s more MOOC news from Edsurge in the “job training” section below. ” asks Wired.

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In Move Towards More Online Degrees, Coursera Introduces Its First Bachelor ’s.” ” “Coursera and other purveyors of massive open online courses supposedly signaled the end of traditional credentials and, as some told it, universities. ” The Business of Job Training. Edsurge on the business of OER.

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Coursera ’s 2018 Revenue Estimated to be $140 million,” Class Central estimates. ” The Business of Job Training (and Educational Benefits for Employees). Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via Futurism.com : “Here Are the States Where a Robot Is Most Likely to Steal Your Job.”

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” 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 Business of Job Training and Job Placement.

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Coursera announces on its blog that it’s expanding to Brazil. Here’s Coursera arguing “Why Everyone Should Learn Sales.” The Business of Job Training. You just need the right training apparently. Fails at Worker Training ” – according to The Atlantic at least.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Via The New York Times : “ Navy Orders New Training After Deadly Ship Collisions.” ” Apparently watching CD-ROMs isn’t sufficient training for driving Navy destroyers. Via Recode : “ Coursera has ousted several senior executives along with many rank-and-file staffers.”