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Do Chatbot Tutors Work Better When They're Upbeat — and Female?

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Regarding gender, there is a long history of robots being programmed with female-sounding voices. About 10 years ago, when big-name colleges were rushing to put out free online courses known as MOOCs, some proponents considered having Hollywood celebrities deliver them.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “ Texas , a Prized K–12 Market , Approves Wave of Instructional Materials.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. This study says fix unstable housing, not schools.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “Should Online Courses Go Through ‘Beta Testing’?” NPR on MOOC Micromasters. ” Via Education Week : “ New Online Tool Aims to Help K–12 Leaders Choose Instructional Materials.” ” asks Edsurge.