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There Are 700K+ Credentials — and Counting. Which Ones Are ‘Quality’?

Edsurge

Perhaps to another nonprofit, the National Skills Coalition, which published its own report this week focused explicitly on establishing a definition of what counts as a quality non-degree credential. Crunching Credentials Data Why expend all this effort researching credentials?

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In Evolving World of Microcredentials, Students, Colleges and Employers Want Different Things

Edsurge

Nicola Soares: It definitely depends on the industry. And I definitely agree with the point that there’s a faster rate of adoption [for microcredentials by] workers who are already in the job market. From an employer's perspective in terms of having it funded by employers, we definitely see that in more-traditional employment settings.

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Should Gen-Ed Come Later? New Book Argues For Cheaper And Faster Alternatives to College

Edsurge

Is his definition of access the most practical way to achieve broader higher-education participation? Sure, but the hype around MOOCs, or massive open online courses, said that people would start finding a cheap online replacement for college and that hasn’t happened. Or is it giving up on a segment of students?

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Fewer Deals, More Money: U.S. Edtech Funding Rebounds With $1.2 Billion in 2017

Edsurge

MOOC companies typically account for the bump in the “Post-Secondary” category, but aside from Coursera’s $64 million Series D round, few other companies focused in higher education scored a large deal. Source: EdSurge Fewer, but Bigger Seed Rounds. Yet private equity firms aren’t known for offering the best deal for assets. “By

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”) But first, a definition (or two) might be helpful. ” MOOCs looked – for a short while, at least – like they were going to pivot to become LMSes.

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A conference about what is sacred in education: 5Sigma Edu Con

iLearn Technology

Hundreds of conferences, workshops, MOOCS, edcamps, professional journals, blogs, the list seriously goes on and on. If something above resonated with you, and you thought, “this is MY topic of passion,” you should definitely propose a session. There are a lot of options for professional development.

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5 Ed-Tech Ideas Face The Chronicle’s Version of ‘Shark Tank’

Wired Campus

Freedman: I love where you started with the criticism of the MOOCs. I mean, MOOCs aren’t learning platforms, they’re distribution platforms. But I definitely would be interested. I think this is part of what’s happening in the future, but this company, I don’t think it’s the only one. Jones: I’m deeply conflicted here.

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