Edsurge
MARCH 1, 2017
Attendees will also hear from other speakers including Heather Hiles (Deputy Dir Solutions for Postsecondary at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation), Bror Saxberg (CLO at Kaplan), and more. A Debate on “Open” Educational Resources : Can free and open educational resources (OER) save students money without compromising their content or value?
Hack Education
OCTOBER 13, 2017
Via The Washington Post : “A hiccup in Purdue ’s acquisition of for-profit Kaplan University.” ” Via The Journal & Courier : “Purdue disputes claims Kaplan deal leaves taxpayers on hook.” ” Never one to let a good MOOC story pass them by, Edsurge repeats the story.
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Hack Education
MARCH 9, 2018
” Via The Conversation : “ Purdue-Kaplan deal blurs lines between for-profit and public colleges.” ” There’s more on the new Kaplan in the accreditation section below. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Vive la MOOC révolution. Edsurge on the business of OER.
Hack Education
MAY 5, 2017
More on last week’s Purdue and Kaplan deal: “ Purdue ’s deal for Kaplan U trades a long-term business relationship for low up-front costs while raising worries – especially among faculty groups – about blurred lines between public and private higher ed,” Inside Higher Ed reports. .”
Hack Education
JUNE 23, 2017
Via Inside Higher Ed : “The as-yet unnamed online university resulting from the proposed acquisition of Kaplan University by Purdue University has set discounted tuition rates for in-state students and free tuition for Purdue employees.” .” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed. For-profit Hickey College will close.
Hack Education
DECEMBER 30, 2019
At the time, David Wiley expressed his concern that the lawsuit could jeopardize the larger OER movement, if nothing else, by associating open educational materials with piracy. In 2013, on the heels of “the Year of the MOOC,” Barber released a report titled “An Avalanche is Coming,” calling for the “unbundling” of higher education.
Hack Education
JUNE 16, 2017
An op-ed in Inside Higher Ed from EAB’s Melanie Hoe : “What the Purdue-Kaplan Deal Means for You.” ” Via Education Dive : “The Purdue-Kaplan Earthquake.” ” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Big HR news about Coursera in the HR section below. ” Fox.
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