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US Edtech Investments Peak Again With $1.45 Billion Raised in 2018

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edtech startups in 2017. And that dip in dealflow has been happening in recent years: Investors are pouring more money into the edtech industry, but across fewer companies. Source: EdSurge One trend is clear: The dollars invested in the US edtech industry has ticked up steadily since 2011 (considering 2015 as an aberration).

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Trump’s education platform promises to “make post-secondary options more affordable and accessible through technology enriched delivery models.” ” “Make MOOCs great again.” ” “ Facebook ’s ‘Free’ Internet Will Harm Low-Income Consumers,” says Wired.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). “ 3 Lessons Chipotle Can Teach EdTech ” is an actual headline. ” EduKwest has released its latest “ EdTech Market Brief India ,” detailing continued growth, as the title suggests, of the ed-tech market in India. Department of Education.”

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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In an era before Facebook or Edmodo, the social networking site Ning was, for a time, quite popular with educators. There was a regularly updated Facebook page, a Twitter account, as well as a LinkedIn profile for its supposed president. MOOCs are, no surprise, their own entry on this long list of awfulness.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via The GW Hatchet : “Oversight of online learning programs lacking in some schools, report finds.” “A Kayak for Credentials” – Inside Higher Ed on Credential Engine ’s plans for a big database on post-secondary credentials.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” IPEDS is the government’s database tracking post-secondary education statistics, including enrollments and graduations. ” Via ProPublica : “ For-Profit Schools Reward Students for Referrals and Facebook Endorsements.” ” Never one to let a good MOOC story pass them by, Edsurge repeats the story.

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