Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

” That’s Kaplan University and the Art Institutes. More on the Kaplan news via The Chronicle of Higher Education. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Edsurge : “Peter Thiel May Finally Get His Flying Cars, Thanks to a New Udacity Nanodegree in 2018.”

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Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

More on last week’s Purdue and Kaplan deal: “ Purdue ’s deal for Kaplan U trades a long-term business relationship for low up-front costs while raising worries – especially among faculty groups – about blurred lines between public and private higher ed,” Inside Higher Ed reports. .”

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Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

Via KIRO7 : “Charges filed after University of Washington shooting outside Milo Yiannopoulos event.” Purdue University is buying Kaplan University for a dollar. Me, I wrote about how far Kaplan Inc ’s reach is in education politics and products. The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed. Or something else?

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

It’s now become a way in which educational events, organizations, and institutions dole out funding for projects. In 2013, on the heels of “the Year of the MOOC,” Barber released a report titled “An Avalanche is Coming,” calling for the “unbundling” of higher education. See David Kernohan’s excellent keynote at OpenEd13 for more.)

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Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

” Via Buzzfeed : “The Education Department Quietly Invited Anti-LGBT Groups To A Father’s Day Event.” An op-ed in Inside Higher Ed from EAB’s Melanie Hoe : “What the Purdue-Kaplan Deal Means for You.” ” Via Education Dive : “The Purdue-Kaplan Earthquake.” ” Fox.

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Hack Education

JUNE 29, 2018

The former: Purdue University ; the latter: Kaplan University. ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” A MOOC consortium , that is, with member institutions Davidson College , Colgate University , Hamilton College , and Wellesley College. .” ” asks Edsurge.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2016

When I included for-profit higher ed as one of last year’s “ Top Ed-Tech Trends ,” I suggested that, despite predictions that “ the for-profit-education bubble is deflating ” and despite events like the closure of Corinthian Colleges, it was unclear to me that we were really witnessing a collapse of the industry.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

It’s a bit tricky to do some weeks – because some weeks I’m traveling and some weeks a major event happens in the middle of the week making some of the “before” reporting seem a little odd. ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). National) Education Politics.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Via The Washington Post : “A hiccup in Purdue ’s acquisition of for-profit Kaplan University.” ” Via The Journal & Courier : “Purdue disputes claims Kaplan deal leaves taxpayers on hook.” ” Never one to let a good MOOC story pass them by, Edsurge repeats the story.

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Hack Education

JUNE 2, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Here’s a link to all the stories in Slate’s series on online credit recovery programs. “After the Hype, Do MOOC Ventures Like edX Still Matter?” The coding bootcamp Andela is expanding into Uganda , Techcrunch reports. Accreditation and Certification.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “As Kaplan Sale Faces Final Hurdle, Purdue President Criticizes Faculty Opponents.” ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Via Knox News : “ White nationalist talk at UT draws about 45 and 250 protesters for peaceful event.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 17, 2017

” I’ve looked at how for-profit colleges , MOOCs , and learn-to-code companies have tapped into these narratives in order to justify their products and services. These have all been separate articles in each series. “More Americans just need the right training.” “Robots” – not bosses.

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Hack Education

MARCH 9, 2018

” Via The Conversation : “ Purdue-Kaplan deal blurs lines between for-profit and public colleges.” ” There’s more on the new Kaplan in the accreditation section below. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Vive la MOOC révolution. ” Conferences and Events.

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