Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2016

He’s credited with co-teaching the first MOOC in 2008, introduced the theory of “connectivism”—the idea that knowledge is distributed across digital networks—and spearheaded research projects about the role of data and analytics in education. Rise of the robots Siemens has both an academic and an industry perspective on digital learning.

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Digital Learning Technology MOOC Learning Analytics 60

Hack Education

JULY 20, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). There’s more MOOC news in the credential section below. Via Class Central : “Analysis of 450 MOOC -Based Microcredentials Reveals Many Options But Little Consistency.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Because of course.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Via ProPublica : “ For-Profit Schools Get State Dollars For Dropouts Who Rarely Drop In.” In the future, you might want to look for most MOOC-related news in the “business of job training” section below. “‘Eton for all’: will robot teachers mean everyone gets an elite education?

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Education Robotics Company MOOC 49

Hack Education

APRIL 6, 2018

” Via The New York Times , a profile on the Indiana charter chain Excel Schools : “A Chance for Dropouts, Young and Old, to Go Back to School.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). “The MOOC is not dead, but maybe it should be,” says Rolin Moe. ” More from Edsurge.

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Education MOOC E-rate Facebook 45

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

I’m also curious how this news – again, I’m not sure two closures are really a “trend” – will affect student loan startups. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Lots of MOOC PR appeared in the news this week. And more on MOOCs in the credentialing section below as well.

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Education MOOC Company Report 43

Hack Education

OCTOBER 26, 2018

” Via The Atlantic : “Why Many College Dropouts Are Returning to School in North Carolina.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). There’s more MOOC news down in the “labor and management” section below. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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Education Khan Academy Company MOOC 60

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Meanwhile, the state has given initial approval for ECOT to become a “dropout school.” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Responses to last week’s news about Western Governors University and the audit of its competency-based offerings: Via NPR : “Who Is A College Teacher, Anyway? .”

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