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Hack Education Weekly News

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” It’s being positioned here as the first time Congress has funded open textbooks, but it’s not the federal government’s first commitment to OER. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via The New York Times : “ Karlie Kloss Teaches Teenage Girls How to Code.”

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Smith, Director of Programs Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for STEM - Revolutionary or Evolutionary? Carmona, Lead Contract English Instructor Student-Generated Apps for Mobile Devices – can they enhance higher levels of understanding? Derek Barkalow, Ph.D.

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Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). MOOCs are back in the headlines again. Via Edsurge : “The Second Wave of MOOC Hype Is Here, and It’s Online Degrees.” ” Via NPR : “How Schools Across The Country Are Working To Detect Threats Made On Social Media.”

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Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). A call to rebrand MOOCs , from Edsurge. Via Techcrunch : “ Parenting Hero helps parents figure out how to talk to their kids.” ” The New York Times promotes what it thinks are “ The Best Toys That Teach Kids How to Code.”

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I’ve never seen an education story receive quite as much attention from non-educators on social media. “[Senator Lamar] Alexander and [Secretary of Education John] King disagreed on how to enforce the new law governing Title I. Via the IEEE Spectrum : “How the Pioneers of the MOOC Got It Wrong.”

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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. “ OER-Enabled Pedagogy ” by Lumen Learning’s David Wiley.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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At the time, David Wiley expressed his concern that the lawsuit could jeopardize the larger OER movement, if nothing else, by associating open educational materials with piracy. After all, Amazon knows how to run online marketplaces; Amazon knows how to sell texts. Green Imperial Pigeon. Viral School Videos.

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