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Education Technology and the History of the Future of Credentialing

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There was a regularly updated Facebook page, a Twitter account, as well as a LinkedIn profile for its supposed president. ” MOOCs for credit. In February, Sony issued a press release, “ vowing ” to bring the blockchain to education in the form of a new testing platform. Keep Away From Coding Schools.”

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'Robots Are Coming For Your Jobs'

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” 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. Sony’s in the business. These have all been separate articles in each series. Pearson filed a patent for badges.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Related, via Wired : “ Pro-Gun Russian Bots Flood Twitter After Parkland Shooting.” Via Techcrunch : “ Sony now has a Koov robotics learning kit for US classrooms.” ” It’s $520.