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

Edsurge

When there’s a need for information or new skills, employees today are increasingly turning to instantly accessible sources such as search engines and online course libraries available on their mobile devices. Pluralsight—an online IT training provider—has scaled to become an edtech “unicorn,” with a valuation over $1 billion.

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How Virtual IT Labs Prepare Students for Real-Life Work

Edsurge

When I joined Ashford, the MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) had just started and it was quite an interesting movement. As online learning experiences become more and more realistic with technology like mobile devices, augmented reality and faster computers, we get better programs and better quality content.

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5 Ideas for Teaching Students the Most Important Skill They’ll Need

Ask a Tech Teacher

Nowadays, mobile technologies are shaping up to be just as ground-breaking. For example, Microsoft offers certification programs to professionals who wish to gain mastery of one or more of their varied software products. MOOCs are not an ideal way for most students to learn.

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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

Hack Education

Among the major trends Meeker identified for 2017: mobile advertising, gaming, and healthcare. There are, after all, only so many times you can put “mobile” on your list of “what’s on the horizon” before folks begin to suspect your insights might not be that… insightful.

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What is Blended Learning? Tips from 3 Bett Speakers

ViewSonic Education

In order to reduce the amount of new content a teacher needs to make, YouTube videos, MOOC s, multiple choice questions and web-based resources can be combined. MOOC-style lessons, webinars and using open-access tools like Google’s G-Suite or Microsoft’s Learning Tools are all options.

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A Devil’s Dictionary of Educational Technology

Bryan Alexander

Mobile , n. MOOC , n. It seems to include little start-up companies like Google, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and others. A strange new technology, the reality of which can be fended off or ignored through the LMS, proprietary databases, non-linking mobile apps, and judicious use of login requirements.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

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.” ” IHE blogger Joshua Kim offers “25 Million Reasons Why LinkedIn / Microsoft Will Buy Coursera.”