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As Corporate World Moves Toward Curated ‘Microlearning,’ Higher Ed Must Adapt

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“Before, our only options were to send people to a training, sit in a course, and learn the material–whether from a university or a week-long certification,” says Shelly Holt, vice president of global learning for SAP, a leading enterprise-software company. According to the Association for Talent Development, U.S. Similarly, LinkedIn’s $1.5

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

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” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”) ”) It was certainly the outcome that investors were hoping for Edmodo , which raised $25 million in 2012, boasting that it had 15 million users. Remember Edmodo?

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The Top Ed-Tech Trends (Aren't 'Tech')

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Turns out too that a lot of the education startups that have been promising “revolution” or hell even “improved outcomes” for the past few years have been selling snake oil. This is part of the push for MOOCs, we must be honest.). ” Despite raising some $87.5

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). I’d love to see a comparison between Pluralsight and Lynda.com.). ” Via Education Week : “ Pearson Tested ‘Social-Psychological’ Messages in Learning Software, With Mixed Results.” And some follow-up from Tressie McMillan Cottom.).