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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”) But Posterous, if you’ll recall, was acquired by Twitter in 2012 and shut down one year later. I’d love to provide a link but Andreessen deleted his blog in 2009.

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Education Technology and the 'New Economy'

Hack Education

“Hardly Anyone Wants to Take a Liberal Arts MOOC,” Edsurge informed its readers in February. ” The technology revolution has delivered Google searches, Facebook friends, iPhone apps, Twitter rants and shopping for almost anything on Amazon, all in the past decade and a half. See: the LMS, the MOOC.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Microsoft -Branded MOOCs for K–12 Leaders.” Some say… “What to Ask When Choosing Tech for Schools” – a new Lynda.com course offered by Edsurge (which is funded in part by Lynda.com’s founder.

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'Robots Are Coming For Your Jobs'

Hack Education

” I’ve looked at how for-profit colleges , MOOCs , and learn-to-code companies have tapped into these narratives in order to justify their products and services. Don’t mess with her on Twitter. You can look to Lynda.com, which was acquired by LinkedIn in 2015 for $1.5 Listen to her on NPR’s Fresh Air.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” ( A good thread on Twitter in response.). I’d love to see a comparison between Pluralsight and Lynda.com.). ” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed. There’s coding bootcamp news in the venture capital section below. ” (Psst.