Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Perhaps to another nonprofit, the National Skills Coalition, which published its own report this week focused explicitly on establishing a definition of what counts as a quality non-degree credential. Crunching Credentials Data Why expend all this effort researching credentials?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2018

Nicola Soares: It definitely depends on the industry. And I definitely agree with the point that there’s a faster rate of adoption [for microcredentials by] workers who are already in the job market. From an employer's perspective in terms of having it funded by employers, we definitely see that in more-traditional employment settings.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2017

MOOC companies typically account for the bump in the “Post-Secondary” category, but aside from Coursera’s $64 million Series D round, few other companies focused in higher education scored a large deal. Source: EdSurge Fewer, but Bigger Seed Rounds. Yet private equity firms aren’t known for offering the best deal for assets. “By

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2018

Is his definition of access the most practical way to achieve broader higher-education participation? Sure, but the hype around MOOCs, or massive open online courses, said that people would start finding a cheap online replacement for college and that hasn’t happened. Or is it giving up on a segment of students?

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iLearn Technology

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Hundreds of conferences, workshops, MOOCS, edcamps, professional journals, blogs, the list seriously goes on and on. If something above resonated with you, and you thought, “this is MY topic of passion,” you should definitely propose a session. There are a lot of options for professional development.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”) But first, a definition (or two) might be helpful. ” MOOCs looked – for a short while, at least – like they were going to pivot to become LMSes.

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Wired Campus

APRIL 30, 2015

Freedman: I love where you started with the criticism of the MOOCs. I mean, MOOCs aren’t learning platforms, they’re distribution platforms. But I definitely would be interested. I think this is part of what’s happening in the future, but this company, I don’t think it’s the only one. Jones: I’m deeply conflicted here.

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