Edsurge

APRIL 13, 2023

Officials for the group tell EdSurge that the goal is to partner with others to support projects that build better student engagement in online courses or support better college and career outcomes. In fact, a New York Times piece declared 2012 “ the year of the MOOC.”

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Accessibility MOOC Coursera Kaplan 191

Edsurge

MAY 25, 2020

Insights that derive from dialog between K-12, higher education, and online-learning providers could well shape instructional practices for the better as students return to school, whether in a classroom or over Zoom. Instructors have also experimented with lecture formats that did away with podiums and blackboards.

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MOOC Khan Academy Learning Blackboard 196

Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2023

But learning online remains a hard nut to crack. Today’s online courses are evolved cousins of the early MOOC, or massive open online course. Earlier experiments did not prove as transformative as some advocates hoped, with few students completing the classes they started. The year of the MOOC may be long over.

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Coursera Course MOOC Company 180

Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Avida is the husband of Coursera co-founder Daphne Koller, and one of the first board members of the company that helped put the spotlight on massive online open courses, or MOOCs. It will be some time before the public can decide for themselves whether Engageli meets that vision. But they are not done with higher education yet.

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Coursera Personalized Learning Learning Blackboard 117

Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2021

The demand for innovative digital learning technology has never been higher. Esme Learning Solutions is banking on artificial intelligence (AI), collaborative learning experiences and relationships with some of the biggest universities in the world to set them apart from the crowd.

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Pearson MOOC Digital Learning EdTech 154

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

Students engaged with an Acuitus training program that combines computer-based learning with human mentors to compress 10 years of experience and learning into 5 months. The experiment was part of a DARPA program ambitiously called the Education Dominance Program, which awarded the company some $35 million.

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Education Learning Software Knewton 217

EdTechSandyK

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Students may have tons of devices, but don''t know how to use them deeply beyond texting and recording. Regarding student use of technology, Mimi Ito says, "Students engage in friendship and interest-based activities. Are you providing digital learning spaces where students have ownership of their content?

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Technology Learning Mobility Tablets 69