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Michelle Weise: ‘We Need to Design the Learning Ecosystem of the Future’

Edsurge

can’t just say, “Here’s a MOOC, or here’s an online degree, or a 6- to 12-week immersive bootcamp.”. They’ll also need better information to understand whether in some cases it’s better to pursue a certification, a nanodegree, a bootcamp or a degree program to get them where they need to go. We have to do better.

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So you want to create an online class independent of a school

Bryan Alexander

Udemy – the MOOC provider may let users create classes there. .” Teachable – will teach you how to build an online class, give you the web interface to make it, host it, and market it, I think. Thinkific – the site emphasizes selling classes. It claims to be fully GUI in interface.

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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

Hack Education

Udemy (skills training): $173 million. In 2017, for example, Edsurge informed its readers that “MissionU Says It Can Replace Traditional College With a One-Year Program.” ” One year later, in May of this year, Edsurge informed its readers that MissionU would cease operations. ( Vive la MOOC révolution.

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Developing and Delivering Effective Professional Development for Educators

EdTechTeam

In this age of digital transformation, educators may choose from the plethora of online MOOCs which are a convenient and no-travel option. Most of these MOOCs are free and are led by top professors from reputed global universities.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” If you can’t create revenue, raise venture capital. Udemy has a new CEO : “Kevin Johnson, former CEO of EBates, a marketplace for coupons and shopping discount deals.” The MOOC provider has now raised $210 million total. ” From the HR Department.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Elsewhere in MOOC research… From Campus Technology : “Grouping MOOC Students by Communication Mode Doesn’t Help Completion.” Via Inverse : “ Udemy ’s Exodus, Amazon ’s Gain. MOOCs losing their mojo?

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“ Coding Bootcamps Won’t Save Us All,” Edsurge informs us. ” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Edsurge : “As In-Person Bootcamps Falter, Codecademy Introduces Paid Online Options.” Privacy, Surveillance, and Information Security. ” ACT has invested $10.5