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The Flip Side of Abysmal MOOC Completion Rates? Discovering the Most Tenacious Learners

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Usman Khaliq was an engineering student in northeastern Pakistan when he took his first MOOC. Between 2014 and 2016 Usman earned 21. complete multiple MOOCs. complete multiple MOOCs. The MOOC movement is frequently disparaged because completion rates are abysmally low. Rethinking the 5% Completion Rate.

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Coursera Couple Returns to Higher Ed With $14.5M to Recreate In-Person Learning, Online

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Avida is the husband of Coursera co-founder Daphne Koller, and one of the first board members of the company that helped put the spotlight on massive online open courses, or MOOCs. Koller, who left Coursera in 2016, is currently CEO of Insitro, a drug-development startup that raised $143 million in May.

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What Happened in Ed-Tech in 2016 (And Who Paid for It)?

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This year, I also published a number of supplemental articles detailing the funding for each of these “trends”: How Much Venture Capital Did Ed-Tech Raise in 2016? Who Were 2016’s Most Active Ed-Tech Investors? Who’s Funding ‘Personalized Learning’ Startups?

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Giving Thanks: The Top EdSurge Contributors of 2016

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Today, we’d like to call out nine of our contributors in particular, who’ve written the most popular articles of 2016. Educators and Administrators—From the 'Instruct' Newsletter Adaptive learning. Personalized learning. Blended learning. And we’re giving you a spread! STICKING TO THOSE RESOLUTIONS? Was he right?

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There Are 700K+ Credentials — and Counting. Which Ones Are ‘Quality’?

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In 2016, Credential Engine set out to tally all the badges , degrees, certificates, licenses and diplomas available to denote educational attainment. Credential Engine hopes its database will eventually help people discern which credentials offer the most value for personal learning and employment opportunities.

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Defining a Personal Path to Success

The Principal of Change

If we are talking about personalizing learning it is important that we also talk about personalized success. Not all learners (adults too) will do the same things at the same time (or at any time) but success is a very personal concept and is too often defined by others for people. Last thing.

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People That Fill Your Bucket

The Principal of Change

May 20, 2018 Controlling the Solution September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon! IMMOOC June 6, 2018 5 Ideas for Improving Professional Learning Experiences October 15, 2017 Thinking About Research, Innovation, Test-Scores, and Creativity October 18, 2018 3 Simple Questions To Shape Professional Learning.

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