Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

A lot of people have recognized by now the idea that MOOCs—you just put it online, people will come, they will learn—didn't quite work out for various reasons. If you think of Facebook … I work with Facebook one-on-one, Facebook is in front of me and on the screen, I'm working on it. I don't think we're there yet.

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2022

Even more embarrassingly, I was a co-founder of a company in 1998 called Mascot Network that raised $22 million to build online Facebook-style portals for colleges , which was seven years too early. MOOCs topped the cycle in 2012. As a result, I am very conscious (perhaps too much so) of market timing. OPMs topped the cycle in 2015.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. ” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs.

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

Let’s Chat.Bots in Higher Education : What if all of your college questions could be answered by sending a text or Facebook message? Companies like Microsoft, Facebook and Google are all dipping their toes into virtual and augmented reality. When Public Education Data Isn’t Really Public : The U.S. Higher Ed 12:30 p.m.

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MOOC EdTech OER Kaplan 60

Learning with 'e's

MAY 7, 2013

My own father, now 84 years old, started a Facebook account so he could keep in touch with distant relatives in such places as New Zealand and Australia. Many of us regularly communicate with multiple Twitter and Facebook friends and acquaintances instantaneously even though they may be in another country. The stories go on and on.

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Twitter Social Media Facebook MOOC 67

Hack Education

APRIL 30, 2020

Me personally, I don't want the future of education to be more monitored, data-mined, analyzed, predicted, molded, controlled. More personalized means more surveilled — we know this from Facebook and Amazon, don't we. These proctoring tools gather and analyze far more data than just a student's words, than their responses on an exam.

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Software ProctorU Company Data 141

Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2022

If blockchain records follow learners throughout their lives, asked San José State University professor Roxana Marachi in a recent interview with The Markup, what would that mean for people’s data privacy, and their right to be forgotten ? That includes higher education. And just so you know, it’s pronounced “dowwww.”

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Education Groups Robotics Course 172

Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2019

What lessons can be learned from the rise and pivot of MOOCs, those large-scale online courses that proponents said would disrupt higher education? At the start of the MOOC trend in 2012, the promise was that the free online courses could reach students who could not afford or get access to other forms of higher education.

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MOOC Trends Course Facebook 158

Hack Education

APRIL 20, 2018

Remember, if you will, the insistence from the University of Virginia Board of Visitors that school was missing the “coming MOOC tsunami” based on columns they’d read in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. I heard the CEO of edX claim the phrase “data science” didn’t exist a decade ago.

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Kaplan MOOC LMS Robotics 58

EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Beyond coursework, students swim in a flux of data, buffeted by phone calls, text messages, Facebook updates, Twitter tweets, news crawls, and other sources. Another is the rise of the MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) or online instructional platforms like edX, Coursera, or Udacity. And students are changing.

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Dropout Digital Badges Coursera MOOC 80

Educator Innovator

MAY 18, 2015

Infuriated by recent news that Facebook had conducted secret psychology tests on its users, Assistant Professor of Education Ian O’Byrne of the University of New Haven created a satirical digital game called Facepalm. It served as critical commentary as well as a useful collection of data. So who is the MOOC designed for?

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MOOC Education Facebook Elementary 52

Bryan Alexander

APRIL 12, 2016

Data and ownership of one’s web space, being wary of silos, should be discussed now. One mentioned that their institution used to host WordPress locally, but is now exploring externally hosted social media (Twitter, Facebook, Google+, etc). Q: Sam from Amherst asked about the LMS for gathering student data.

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 7, 2012

What does it mean to take control and manage your own data? Systems like Twitter and Google Apps for Edu are using and selling your data. We are used to staying in our classrooms Teachers share their personal lives on Facebook; we need to encourage them to share professionally as well. Culture of sharing not promoted in K-12.

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LMS MOOC System Facebook 63

Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Inside Higher Ed : “Analysis of Georgia Tech ’s MOOC-inspired online master’s in computer science suggests that institutions can successfully deliver high-quality, low-cost degrees to students at scale.” “Many are never the same.”

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Education Robotics OER MOOC 46

Bryan Alexander

APRIL 12, 2016

Data and ownership of one’s web space, being wary of silos, should be discussed now. One mentioned that their institution used to host WordPress locally, but is now exploring externally hosted social media (Twitter, Facebook, Google+, etc). Q: Sam from Amherst asked about the LMS for gathering student data.

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Trends LMS Data MOOC 40

Mistakengoal.com

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Friedman and the rest of the uncritical MOOC cheerleaders) or dystopian views. There has been an explosion of research in this area in the last decade especially concentrated on youths’ use of social media e.g., Facebook, MySpace. Youths’ use of CMC : Although the majority of students enrolled in U.S.

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Technology MOOC Industry Social Media 71

Mistakengoal.com

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Friedman and the rest of the uncritical MOOC cheerleaders) or dystopian views. There has been an explosion of research in this area in the last decade especially concentrated on youths’ use of social media e.g., Facebook, MySpace. Youths’ use of CMC : Although the majority of students enrolled in U.S.

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Technology MOOC Industry Social Media 49

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2015

Stay tuned for all events at [link] , which also has Facebook event links for each activity. A goal of the Spring Summit is to provide a forum to discuss ways to prepare for your personal and organization’s future. Register for free today at [link]. See this year''s conference strands and plan to get your proposal in early.

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Libraries Game-Based Learning lynda.com Trends 28

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

.” She posits gaming as the new site for “modern learning,” with an emphasis on skills training and data-driven self-improvement. How accurate is her data? (I’d You can find more data about “the business of ed-tech” – from 2017 and from previous years – on funding.hackeducation.com.

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Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

Data from market analyst firms CB Insights and Pricewaterhouse Coopers show that total funding across all sectors increased in 2018 despite falling deal volume. Once upon a time, she notes, “MOOCs were supposed to displace higher education. Now many MOOCs are embedded within these institutions. investment activity.

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EdTech Company Industry Edmodo 151

Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2017

At the start, MissionU will offer only one major: data analytics and business intelligence. They include Facebook, Uber, Lyft, Spotify, Warby Parker, Casper, Birchbox, Plated, 2U, and Chegg. “The A roster of well-known companies—and darlings of Silicon Valley—have signed up to participate.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2019

So much so, the New York Times even dubbed 2012 the “ Year of the MOOC.” Advocates for the courses would point a finger at the unaffordability of traditional education, promising that MOOCs could offer cheaper, more innovative alternatives. And why would MOOCs need to decolonize? But in many ways, the times have changed.

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MOOC Coursera Knowledge Base Microsoft 162

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

But the trick is to be willing to alter the nuances of the thesis as new data arise. To their credit, both of the leading commercial MOOCs—Udacity and Coursera—have undertaken significant pivots to their initially flawed business models. Time will tell whether these changes were too little, too late.

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Education Coursera Policies MOOC 60

Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

It’s not really “free Internet,” of course – it’s Facebook as Internet. Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” “Aftermath of the MOOC wars: Can commercial vendors support creative higher education ? Data, Privacy, and Surveillance. Raise $146.1

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Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 63

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Facebook Argument : Students consider the relative strength of evidence that two users present in a Facebook exchange. News on Facebook : Students identify the blue checkmark that distinguishes a verified Facebook account from a fake one.

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Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Data Insecurity. Beyond the MOOC. The Compulsion for Data. School and “Skills” MOOCS, Outsourcing, and Online Education. Data and Privacy. MOOCs and Anti-MOOCs. Data vs Privacy. Education Data and Learning Analytics. The “New Economy” Credentialing. Inequality.

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Technology MOOC Trends Khan Academy 58

Hack Education

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). A glimpse : “In China ’s Silicon Valley, Edtech Starts at the ‘MOOC Times Building’ ” Via Class Central : “By The Numbers: MOOCs in 2018.” It’s like the MOOC crap all over again. ” asks The Atlantic.

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MOOC Education Elsevier Report 78

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). There’s more data about online education down in the “research” section at the bottom. .” Via The New York Times : “‘I Don’t Really Want to Work for Facebook.’ More robot news up in the MOOC section above.

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Education Coursera Facebook MOOC 53

Hack Education

AUGUST 12, 2016

.” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Education Dive makes claims about “ MOOCs as tools for equity in under-resourced high schools.” ” Elsewhere, more claims about “the global poor” and MOOCs (and other ed-tech companies) in Edsurge. .” ” Oh look.

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Education MOOC Facebook Company 40

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

.” “Two assessment companies – Educational Testing Service and Data Recognition Corp. Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Inside Higher Ed : “Humans, the Latest MOOC Feature.” Data, Privacy, and Surveillance. The states in question: Texas and Nevada. million total.

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Education Coursera Elsevier MOOC 52

Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2017

Do you know what company is “Facebook for country X?” Facebook is. For your lead to be worth much to the college you need to have robust data about that student’s underlying needs and preferences, and demonstrate that students value your site or app as a highly trusted source of information and advice. Facebook is.

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EdTech LMS Facebook Chegg 91

Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before Congress this week about privacy, data, monopoly power, and regulations. And there’s more Facebook-related news in several of the sections below. ” Via The Verge : “ Facebook -backed lawmakers are pushing to gut privacy law.” ” Indeed.

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Education Facebook Edmodo OER 44

Hack Education

AUGUST 17, 2018

One Problem: The Data Aren’t All There.” ” One huge problem with the new mobile version of the FAFSA : you can’t use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool on it. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). “ Facebook is going back to college,” writes venture capitalist Ryan Craig.

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Education Robotics Facebook Moodle 48

Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via the Coursera blog : “New mobile features: Transcripts, notes, and reminders.” " It’s lovely to see the big innovation from the MOOC startups in 2017 involves the learning management system. ” Udacity has updated its online "classroom."

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Education E-rate MOOC Data 44

Bryan Alexander

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

It describes a meeting of MOOC evangelists, several university leaders, and the press at the Carnegie Corporation’s offices. [T]he If you sympathize with this Revolution, or with MOOCs, this is a moving affirmation. The MOOC movement (or moment) is one tool for accomplishing this. The epilogue is quite simple.

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MOOC Education Facebook Survey 40

Hack Education

MAY 25, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). MOOCs are back in the headlines again. Via Edsurge : “The Second Wave of MOOC Hype Is Here, and It’s Online Degrees.” And That Has Given It Some Eye-opening Data.” “What Happened to Facebook ’s Grand Plan to Wire the World?”

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Education MOOC Social Media Report 46

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

” Via the Data Quality Campaign : “ Student Data Privacy Legislation : A Summary of 2016 State Legislation.” ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). MOOC hype deja vu.). Google announced it was adding to search results about colleges and universities data from the U.S.

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