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Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Inside Higher Ed : “Analysis of Georgia Tech ’s MOOC-inspired online master’s in computer science suggests that institutions can successfully deliver high-quality, low-cost degrees to students at scale.” “Many are never the same.”

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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.”

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Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Just a few weeks after Daphne Koller ’s announcement she was leaving the MOOC startup she co-founded, Coursera unveiled “ Coursera for Business ” this week, marking its pivot from “democratizing higher ed” to “ training corporate employees.”

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” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). MOOC hype deja vu.). You can get a Microsoft certification! of Mississippi Students Stage Sit-In Over Racist Social-Media Post.” Via Edsurge : “When Teachers Build Edtech , Awesomeness Ensues – and Here’s Why.”

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” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” “We Shut Down Our Edtech Startup. Anil Dash and Gina Trapani announced they’re closing down their social media analytics product ThinkUp. Who owns your data – whether it’s social media or school-related?

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Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). “ Apple and Microsoft Now Offer $100 Styluses. ” Via Edsurge : “Transcription and Accessibility – New Partnerships from Microsoft and Amazon.” As The Financial Times puts it , “EdTech fails to pay, again.”

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“ ICE officials have invited tech companies, including Microsoft , to develop algorithms that will track visa holders’ social media activity ,” ProPublica reports. Schools should consider the ways in which their own social media surveillance re-inscribes these sorts of violent, nationalist policies.