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Can US Higher Education Publishers Leverage a Subscription Model

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But how do they compete with resources like MOOCs and OERs that have made high quality course content from respected university professors available for free? A lot of media, telecom, eCommerce, software companies use this model, where customers pay for the service or product for a specific time period. WANT TO KNOW HOW KITABOO WORKS?

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” If you can’t create revenue, raise venture capital. ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “White paper explores changing the accreditation system to encourage continuous improvement and open the door to ‘alternative’ education providers.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). MOOCs for credit ! FutureLearn announced that two UK universities – the University of Leeds and the Open University – will offer MOOCs that will be accepted for college credit. For more on MOOCs for credit, see the “MOOCs” section above.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Software,” says Education Week. .’ Now, the College Board is being criticized for its new AP European History framework.” ” “ Carthage Goes Test Optional on Admissions,” Inside Higher Ed reports. The University System of Maryland joins edX.