Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

” From the press release : “ Jisc Collections and Elsevier Sign Landmark UK Agreement, Securing Access to Research Publications and Initiating Open Science Collaboration.” The Chinese online learning company has raised $40.14 Indonesian online education company HarukaEdu has raised $2.2 million total.

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Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

” Via Infodocket : “ Louisiana State University is Suing Elsevier For Breach of Contract.” The private equity firm Education Growth Partners has acquired Apex Learning. The latest report formerly known as the Sloan Survey of Online Learning has been released. 2U has acquired GetSmarter for $103 million.

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Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

“ Pearson gets emergency test scoring contract from Tennessee ,” Chalkbeat reports. ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Pearson hearts coding bootcamps. “ OpenStax , Knewton introduce adaptive learning into OER.” No word on tuition. Data, Privacy, and Surveillance.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2017

Pretty sure this is the best MOOC story of the week: “ Russian Underground Launches Online Courses in Card Fraud ,” Infosecurity Group reports. Via Business Insider : “Online learning may be the future of education – we compared 4 platforms that are leading the way.” Elsevier has acquired bepress.

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