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MOOC Pioneer Coursera Tries a New Push: Selling Courseware to Colleges

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That means that colleges could use the Coursera software as an alternative to their learning-management system. Phil Hill, a consultant who has long followed the edtech industry, doubts that colleges will dump their existing learning management systems to use Coursera’s free tools. They need to show a story of growth.”

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?HigherEd Year in Review: What We’ve Learned (and Loved) in Our First 365 Days

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Discovering MOOCs in 2012 lit a fire under me. I left my position running university internships abroad and went head first into the edtech world. How can edtech help students be more human? Try building a MOOC to meet that challenge—I’d love to read about it! The interview, “ Why U.

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Implementing education technology by pursuing technology education: Professional Development ideas for educators

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Students use laptops, tablets, and myriad software to complete in-class work and at-home assignments. How to learn more about edtech options. When it comes to professional development for educators, it’s vital to learn about the edtech options available. Attend an annual event. Take a degree course.

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For Students, the Convenience of Smartphones ‘Comes at a Steep Price’

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Instead of pouring cash into charter schools, accountability measures and tech-based software solutions, Dintersmith spends his time traveling to schools across the country. Recently, we asked Dintersmith for his thoughts on the decade in edtech, as someone who’s seen a fair number of sides of it. As I travel (and I travel a lot!),

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15 hot edtech trends for 2017

eSchool News

To get a glimpse into what the next 12 months will hold for everything from professional development to digital learning, and from communication to virtual reality, 15 ed tech luminaries looked back on 2016 edtech trends to help predict what’s in store for 2017. MOOCs continued to increase in number and attendance.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Among the education highlights: Republican VP candidate Mike Pence made up a name for the university hosting the event. Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” “Aftermath of the MOOC wars: Can commercial vendors support creative higher education ? US Presidential Campaign Politics. Raise $146.1

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via the Coursera blog : “New mobile features: Transcripts, notes, and reminders.” " It’s lovely to see the big innovation from the MOOC startups in 2017 involves the learning management system. ” Udacity has updated its online "classroom."