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APRIL 20, 2017

I took one of the very first MOOCs, and back then the videos, assignments, and certificates were all free. Unfortunately, this experience can’t be replicated in 2017. As MOOC providers focussed on finding a business model, they started putting certain aspects of the experience behind a paywall, hoping to get more people to pay.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 29, 2016

The modern massive open online course movement, which began when the first “MOOCs” were offered by Stanford professors in late 2011, is now half a decade old. In that time, MOOC providers have raised over $400 million and now employ more than a thousand staff. Class Central. million Udacity - 4 million. And it seems to be working.

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JANUARY 1, 2018

We’ve rounded up our 10 most popular articles from 2017, as picked by our readers. Here’s the 2017 countdown, from #10 to #1. More Colleges Are Offering Microcredentials—And Developing Them The Way Businesses Make New Products A few years ago elite universities were frantically jumping into MOOCs.

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DECEMBER 19, 2017

based edtech startups in 2017 saw a resurgence of investment capital. Yet at 126 deals, the number of fundraises in 2017 is also at its lowest since 2011. We counted five such deals, and if we took their funding into account, the 2017 total would be close to $1.8 million in 2017. The answers depend on who you ask.

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APRIL 8, 2019

adults had attained a master’s degree before age 30–but by 2017, this share had doubled to 9.2 The master’s degree market is also a hotbed of innovation, as some of the world’s top universities are now experimenting with MOOC-based degrees at substantially lower price points. As of 2017, according to U.S. Back in 1995, only 4.5

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

MAY 2, 2017

May 2, 2017 Here is another important resource from Open Culture. This is basically a collection of 700 MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) offered for free by some of the leading universities all.read more.

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Edsurge

MAY 13, 2021

It has the most users of any provider of MOOCs (as the large-scale online courses are sometimes called), claiming more than 77 million learners. Dhawal Shaw, founder of MOOC-discovery platform Class Central. And it is the richest, with nearly three-quarters of a billion in cash in the bank, and annual revenue of about $260 million. "EdX

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The Principal of Change

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

These are questions that I have addressed in my book, “ The Innovator’s Mindset ”, and will continue to dig deeper into with the second “ Innovator’s Mindset Massive Open Online Course ” that will be starting again on February 27, 2017. September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon! Join #IMMOOC! indicates required.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2018

While not quite the “Year of the MOOC,” 2018 saw a resurgence in interest around the ways these massive open online courses are delivering free (and more often these days, not free) online education around the world, and how these providers are increasingly turning to traditional institutions of learning. Without a University Involved.).

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FEBRUARY 27, 2020

In early 2017, organizations that have focused on digital learning came together to better leverage their strengths and capacities for a common goal: improving student success.

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DECEMBER 21, 2021

And it was just a few years after the launch of the first MOOCs, putting the online higher ed market newly in the spotlight as it continued its steady growth. Innovations such as stackable non-degree credentials as an on-ramp and low-cost MOOC-based degrees from top universities are likely to only grow access to post-baccalaureate education.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2017

If 2012 was “ The Year of the MOOC ”—massive open online courses, usually offered for free—2017 could be “The Year of the Microcredential.” EdX, the nonprofit founded by Harvard University and MIT to offer MOOCs, now lists 40 “MicroMasters” programs from 24 colleges and universities around the world.

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Edsurge

MARCH 3, 2021

Its portfolio includes “unicorns” like Coursera, one of the original MOOCs that is reportedly exploring options to go public. billion in 2017. GSV Ventures launched in 2016 with a $97 million fund, and has since invested in 65 edtech companies. Several past GSV investments have turned into a big payday.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 6, 2017

They were incredibly hardworking people, but the ones creating the most significant social impact in the world were also often too busy to finish a MOOC. In 2017, I hope that instructional designers and engineers focus on tightening the feedback loop between online activities and real-world applications. I could hardly blame them.

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OCTOBER 16, 2018

Could the rise in MOOC-based and other certificates affect how traditional college degree paths are designed? Many #DLNchat-ters define them as MOOC providers including edX and Coursera and bootcamps such as General Assembly and Kenzie Academy. But first, who are these nontraditional providers?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2018

At the time they were not alone in their efforts; Coursera, Udacity (both of which were also co-founded by Stanford professors) and edX had launched MOOC platforms a year earlier. The company started looking for more funding in spring 2017, and a year later returned on the fundraising trail in pursuit of Series B funding.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

edtech startups in 2017. Once upon a time, she notes, “MOOCs were supposed to displace higher education. Now many MOOCs are embedded within these institutions. Schoolmint, which was acquired by BV Investment Partners in 2017, has also publicly shared its plans to piece together different edtech assets into one platform. “It

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Edsurge

JUNE 30, 2016

The Chinese Ministry of Education is encouraging the growth of local MOOCs, with a policy that sets targets of 1,000 from Chinese universities by 2017 and 3,000 by 2020. Now, Guokr lists over 45 platforms. And new platforms mean more content.

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The Principal of Change

JULY 14, 2019

November 26, 2017 2 Ways to Brighten Your Day February 3, 2016 Kids These Days! September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon! IMMOOC August 24, 2017 What’s your compelling reason? December 21, 2017 My Top 5 Posts from 2017.

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Ed Tech from the Ground Up

JANUARY 23, 2017

The 2017 conference in Boston is coming up. Over the years, LearnLaunch's Across Boundaries conference has engendered conversations on everything from STEM learning to augmented reality. The post Ed-Tech Startup Conference Pushes Boundaries appeared first on Market Brief.

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The Principal of Change

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Over the break, I have been playing with creating videos, and want to spend more time doing this in 2017. It is something I am interested in exploring deeper as well in 2017. That being said, I wanted to share this “Learning Resolution” with others as well, so I tweeted the following: What are you hoping to learn in 2017?

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2022

It’s hard to remember now, but many industry colleagues felt edtech was a frothy market in 2017. MOOCs topped the cycle in 2012. The prior year, my former chief Bill Gates headlined ASU GSV and received a standing ovation for championing technology’s power to transform teaching and learning. OPMs topped the cycle in 2015.

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APRIL 8, 2019

Chip Paucek, CEO and co-founder of 2U “When we think about the trajectory of a learner, from college to a masters program to a MOOC or to a bootcamp, there is a lot of opportunity for universities to play a role across that spectrum and reinvent themselves,” Paucek tells EdSurge in an interview. “If

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The Principal of Change

DECEMBER 21, 2017

So to share a little bit of my learning over the year, I wanted to highlight five posts that were read the most from my blog in 2017. September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon! December 27, 2017 People Shape Culture. Learning, not only teaching, is part of the job. It also shows where my focus was as I wrote.

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MARCH 1, 2017

This meetup will bring together innovators and edtech thinkers in the community college space to discuss ways of increasing the number of college graduates. 2:00 p.m.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2021

The trend-spotting Horizon Report series is a long-standing tradition—it dates back to 2004, first under the banner of the now-defunct New Media Consortium and then, after 2017, continued independently by its long-time partners: the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) in K-12 and EDUCAUSE in higher education.

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 17, 2017

Below, we have collected some Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) as well as open courseware, so you can choose your own learning adventure this summer. Summer 2017. Plus, we can do many of these events or tasks in our pajamas, or even by the pool! Increase Your Math Knowledge. Mathematical Mindsets. Stanford University.

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The Principal of Change

MAY 16, 2019

September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon! ” June 6, 2018 5 Ideas for Improving Professional Learning Experiences October 15, 2017 Thinking About Research, Innovation, Test-Scores, and Creativity.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

As EdSurge reported in October 2017, those programs are now creating a situation where learners are accumulating more credentials from different providers. In addition, there has been a growing trend in higher ed around microcredentials, or short-term graduate and certificate programs. Krishnan said she thinks students are keen on the idea.

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APRIL 3, 2018

In 2017, Stephen DeRue, dean of University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, wrote a Forbes column arguing that, in order to make higher education more affordable, we needed to move towards an “iTunes model for education.” “In In the future,” he wrote, “I envision three tiers of education that look a lot like the music industry of today.

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The Principal of Change

APRIL 25, 2017

February 28, 2017 The Fear of Sharing #IMMOOC January 10, 2017 Smart Yet Relatable February 12, 2017 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting February 27, 2017 #IMMOOC September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon! IMMOOC November 27, 2016 “Telling will never be as effective as experiencing.”

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The Principal of Change

MARCH 30, 2018

September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon! IMMOOC September 19, 2016 3 More Critical Questions For the Innovative Educator November 13, 2016 An Idea To Help Develop Innovative Spaces In Your Schools December 21, 2017 My Top 5 Posts from 2017. July 8, 2016 Curious about…?

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Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2019

The two companies were also among the 10 companies that raised the most funding in 2017 as well. However, compared to 2019, the industry saw a higher Series B average in the first half of 2017 and a higher average for Series C and later stage rounds. These two deals make up 21 percent of the total venture funding raised by U.S.

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The Principal of Change

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon! IMMOOC March 9, 2017 An Idea to Innovation to Best Practice March 21, 2017 Flipping the Script; 3 Obstacles to Innovation Viewed Differently. The “how” is where the artistry in education happens.

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The Principal of Change

APRIL 23, 2019

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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The Principal of Change

AUGUST 2, 2018

September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon! IMMOOC November 21, 2016 The Mantra of An Innovative Educator (Video) May 18, 2017 It’s Okay To Be a “Boss” October 15, 2017 Thinking About Research, Innovation, Test-Scores, and Creativity.

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The Principal of Change

OCTOBER 2, 2018

April 30, 2017 3 Misconceptions About Innovation in Education September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon! IMMOOC September 26, 2017 Incremental Innovations #IMMOOC September 19, 2016 3 More Critical Questions For the Innovative Educator January 7, 2018 Why “Innovating Inside the Box” is Crucial.

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