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Hack Education Weekly News

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Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Brown University joins edX. “ Y Combinator MOOC for Tech Startups Attracts Thousands of Views,” says Campus Technology. Not sure why this is called a MOOC. Job search site Indeed.com surveyed 1000 HR managers and tech recruiters. Well, not quite.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Something something Brexit something something MOOCs will save British higher ed. Closes $10m Financing Round To Help Improve Learning For All.” The “game-based learning platform” company has raised $16 million total.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Lots of MOOC PR appeared in the news this week. ” “What if MOOCs Revolutionize Education After All?” “Now that MOOCs are mainstream, where does online learning go next?” Not sure where you plot this on the “hype cycle.”