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Early Edtech Giant PowerSchool Goes Public

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PowerSchool’s journey has gone like this: It was founded in 1997, back in the early days of the web and before smartphones, tablets or social media even existed. Last week Instructure, which makes the Canvas learning management system, went public , and Coursera had its IPO in March. Tech giant Apple bought the company in 2001.

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How Blockbuster MOOCs Could Shape the Future of Teaching

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But both Coursera and EdX, two of the largest providers, do release lists of their most popular courses. Both edX and Coursera typically split revenue 50-50 with their partners, and it’s up to each college or organization to decide how their cut is shared. We’re counting the crypto-currency tech course.)

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What are the Most Popular Classroom Technologies in 2020?

EdNews Daily

Teachers may ask the students to access the site or download its app on their smartphones. You can also pick up useful content from different sources (such as Khan Academy, Coursera, YouTube etc.) Students may also download its Android or iOS app on their smartphones. and mix it to play in class.

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Duolingo IPO Shows Investors Think Edtech Is Still Growing.

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Since the beginning, the tool has focused on mobile delivery on a smartphone, and the company claims it is the leading mobile learning platform globally , with more than 500 million downloads between the Apple App Store and Google Play, and 40 million monthly active users.

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What does it mean to be a teacher in higher education for the next decade

Linways Technologies

Everyone are already using smartphones and laptops in their everyday lives, both adults and children alike. The easiest thing you could do is to set alerts in your smartphone or mail to have relevant content delivered to you from trustworthy sources. So what does it mean to be a teacher in higher education for the next decade?

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Mobile learning and personal metrics

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It can be actuated via a smartphone or iPad, laptop or in-person, but access is constant–which in turn shifts a unique burden to learn on the shoulders of the student." Gathering ''big data'' from learning analytics is perhaps the motherlode for most large scale course providers such as EdX , Udacity and Coursera (MOOC platforms).

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Meet the New, Self-Appointed MOOC Accreditors: Google and Instagram

Wired Campus

Some of the biggest MOOC producers, including Daphne Koller’s Coursera, may have figured out how to get employers to accept free online courses as credentials: Get big-name companies to help design them. She says it also lets Coursera play a role in “bridging the gap” between higher education and industry.

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