Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

” (For what it’s worth, Kleiner Perkins made just one major investment in education in 2017, participating in Coursera’s $64 million round this summer. Coursera (online education) –- $64 million. Wonder Workshop (robotics) – $41 million. Coursera (online education) – $210.1

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Just a few weeks after Daphne Koller ’s announcement she was leaving the MOOC startup she co-founded, Coursera unveiled “ Coursera for Business ” this week, marking its pivot from “democratizing higher ed” to “ training corporate employees.” Robots probably won’t take your jobs.

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Hack Education

JUNE 17, 2016

” Via Politico : “ Trump steps up fight to keep Trump University deposition videos secret.” Headline changed from “ Coursera ’s Update Will Eliminate Hundreds of Courses” to “Coursera’s Update Will Migrate Hundreds of Courses to a New Platform.”

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Hack Education

MAY 25, 2018

.” IHE blogger Joshua Kim offers “25 Million Reasons Why LinkedIn / Microsoft Will Buy Coursera.” ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” Via NPR : “How Schools Across The Country Are Working To Detect Threats Made On Social Media.” What’s Going On?”

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Here is venture capital well spent: “ Coursera Promotes Its ‘Affordable Online Courses’ With New TV Ad Spots ,” says Class Central. tl;dr: emailing them, holding webinars, using social media. Via The Wall Street Journal : “ Facebook Overestimated Key Video Metric for Two Years.”

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Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

I missed this news earlier in April, via Class Central : financial aid applications for Coursera take at least 15 days. ” Via Business Insider : “ Surveillance videos show police officer allegedly abusing high school students.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Not sure why this is called a MOOC.

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Hack Education

JULY 27, 2018

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.). ” Or, SuperAwesome has launched an app that features kid-friendly video content with a ton of advertising.

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