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8 EdTech Trends to Watch Out for This 2020

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With more educational institutions adopting virtual learning management systems (such as Moodle, Edmodo, etc.), MOOCS (massive online open courses) are different from virtual classes, and are usually offered by colleges and universities. there are more opportunities for students to input valuable personal data. Artificial Intelligence.

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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.”) ”) 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 Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

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Perhaps the biggest acquisition of the year was Edmodo. million for Edmodo – only about $15 million of which was cash. In 2017, for example, Edsurge informed its readers that “MissionU Says It Can Replace Traditional College With a One-Year Program.” Vive la MOOC révolution. It was big as in bad.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Monday, March 3rd at 8pm TL Virtual Cafe: Breaking Down Library Walls , Learn how to use Google Hangout and Edmodo and more to break down the library walls and connect with other people from around the world. See examples of how Shannon and I are doing it (poetry summit, virtual debate, author visits, class vista etc). Thanks, Ted!

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Hack Education Weekly News

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When the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman toured the US recently, he hung out with Mark Zuckerberg , Jeff Bezos , and Sergey Brin , for example. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Via Edsurge : “5 Ways MOOC -Based Degrees Are Different From Other Online Degrees.” “The U.S.

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The Top Ed-Tech Trends (Aren't 'Tech')

Hack Education

And more importantly, to ascertain where some folks – those who issue press releases, for example – want the puck to head. It ignores what happens in Cambridge, Massachusetts, for example: the site of Harvard and MIT. We’re more likely to overlook the role that venture capital plays, for example.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

That being said, if you’re using a piece of technology that’s free, it’s likely that your personal data is being sold to advertisers or at the very least hoarded as a potential asset (and used, for example, to develop some sort of feature or algorithm). Certainly “free” works well for cash-strapped schools.

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