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Hack Education Weekly News

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” It’s being positioned here as the first time Congress has funded open textbooks, but it’s not the federal government’s first commitment to OER. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” “ OER , CARE , Stewardship, and the Commons” by “Econproph” Jim Luke.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

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” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”) Would there even be “learning analytics” without the LMS, I wonder?). ” (Amazon Inspire is the company’s OER platform.)

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Hack Education Weekly News

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“The Education of Betsy DeVos ” – a profile of the Secretary of Education in Politico Magazine. Educators Discuss Pros and Cons of Learning Analytics.” The company is co-founded by Nick Ducoff, formerly of the OER textbook startup Boundless. (National) Education Politics. ” She was Ms.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” “Schools, Libraries Miss Out on Millions in E-Rate Funds,” according to EdTech Magazine – some $245 million for the 2014 fiscal year. Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Via San Francisco Magazine : “A Kindergarten Teacher May Be Evicted from Her Mission Apartment.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Edsurge : “ Coursera ’s New Strategy Takes Inspiration From Netflix – and LinkedIn.” ” There’s more MOOC-related research in the research section below. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. “The New Gold Rush?

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Via the New York Magazine : “The Death of Vine Makes the Internet a Worse Place.” Via eCampus News : “ Barnes & Noble Education announces advanced OER courseware.” ” There’s more testing news in the courts section above.