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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

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.” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”) ”) It was certainly the outcome that investors were hoping for Edmodo , which raised $25 million in 2012, boasting that it had 15 million users. Remember Edmodo?

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. At the time, David Wiley expressed his concern that the lawsuit could jeopardize the larger OER movement, if nothing else, by associating open educational materials with piracy. Consent?

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). “ Can Edmodo Turn Virality into Profitability? More, via Inside Higher Ed , on various colleges’ OER initiatives. .” “ Northwest Evaluation Association To Enter State Assessment Market,” says Education Week. And Betteridge again!