Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2017

billion purchase of Lynda.com and Instructure’s initial public offering, both of which took place in 2015. He’s never been a fan of digital textbooks or MOOCs.) Andela and Guild Education are prime examples of companies he would have liked to invest in. Venture capital for U.S.

EdTech 60

EdTech lynda.com Education Company 60

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”) ” MOOCs looked – for a short while, at least – like they were going to pivot to become LMSes. Instead, they’ve re-branded as job training sites.

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

” Note the significant difference in language in this headline from The Verge , for example – “ Harvard’s Root robot teaches kids how to code ” – and the way in which Seymour would describe the LOGO Turtle – that students would using programming to teach the robot. Only “1.86

Technology 85

Technology Education Microsoft Industry 85

Hack Education

APRIL 3, 2017

And more importantly, to ascertain where some folks – those who issue press releases, for example – want the puck to head. It ignores what happens in Cambridge, Massachusetts, for example: the site of Harvard and MIT. We’re more likely to overlook the role that venture capital plays, for example.

Trends 64

Trends Company MOOC Edmodo 64

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. There are other markets to pursue, after all – markets in Mexico , Gaza , Uganda, Kenya, and Nigeria , for example. The prison market.

Robotics 59

Robotics MOOC Training Industry 59

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” edX is offering an online master’s degree with Georgia Tech : an OMS (online master’s in science) in Analytics. The Economist on “ The Return of the MOOC.” ” Not Tressie McMillan Cottom, for example. ” Price tag for the report: $3599.

MOOC 40

MOOC Education Robotics Report 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2016

” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Buzzfeed : “ Online Charter Schools Prepare For A Trump-Era Boom.” Via Venture Beat : “ LinkedIn resets some Lynda.com users’ passwords following data leak.” ” “ The Most Popular Courses of 2016 ” on Coursera.

Education 40

Education Coursera lynda.com LMS 40