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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Edsurge : “ Andrew Ng , Co-Founder of Coursera , Returns to MOOC Teaching With New AI Course.” Jen Howard on “What Happened to Google’s Effort to Scan Millions of University Library Books ?” ” More via Wired.

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Education Technology and the History of the Future of Credentialing

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There was a regularly updated Facebook page, a Twitter account, as well as a LinkedIn profile for its supposed president. ” MOOCs for credit. .” ” MOOCs for credit. Diplomas issued by Facebook. There’s a hint, perhaps, in this Bloomberg headline: “ Want a Job in Silicon Valley? For fun. (

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Meanwhile, as The New York Times reports : “ Facebook , Under Fire in Russia Inquiry, Posts 79% Rise in Profit.” Via Getting Smart : “ Digital Promise and Facebook Developing New Micro-Credentials Program.” ” Because the way to teach people about Facebook according to Facebook is always more Facebook.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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“Free College” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Bard College opens its second ‘microcollege’ in Brooklyn Public Library. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). “ Facebook Funded Most of the Experts Who Vetted Messenger Kids ,” Wired’s Nitasha Tiku reports.