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(The Very Last) Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

There’s news about sketchy virtual schools in the “state/local politics” section above and about K12 Inc specifically in the “job training” section below. The Business of Job Training (and Educational Benefits for Employees). ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” Oh.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Just a few weeks after Daphne Koller ’s announcement she was leaving the MOOC startup she co-founded, Coursera unveiled “ Coursera for Business ” this week, marking its pivot from “democratizing higher ed” to “ training corporate employees.” Robots probably won’t take your jobs.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

In the future, you might want to look for most MOOC-related news in the “business of job training” section below. ” Via EdScoop : “ USC launches edtech research center focused on underrepresented youth.” ” The Business of Job Training. This Week in Betteridge’s Law of Headlines.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via The New York Times : “ Trump Move on Job Training Brings ‘ Skills Gap ’ Debate to the Fore.” ” More on the business of job training in its own section below. ” The Business of Job Training. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “The U.S.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

The Business of Job Training (and Educational Benefits for Employees). Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Tutoring company Topica Edtech Group has raised $50 million from Northstar Group. RELX is the former weapons dealer known as Reed Elsevier. She wrote a blog post on Medium. The company has raised $16.6

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via Infodocket : “ Louisiana State University is Suing Elsevier For Breach of Contract.” ” Nope, robots will not be doing this job of content moderation , as Facebook recently boasted at its developer conference. The Business of Job Training. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

There’s more MOOC news in the job training section below. The Business of Job Training. Via Techcrunch : “ Google and Coursera launch program to train more IT support specialists.” I don’t recall if I talked about Elsevier when I wrote about platforms as part of my 2017 review. ” Empathy?!