Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

At the height of the buzz around MOOCs and flipped classrooms three years ago, Bridget Ford worried that administrators might try to replace her introductory history course with a batch of videos. The rate of dropout or failure is down from 13 to 5 percent. Portfolios have their drawbacks.

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Classroom ePortfolio Dropout Course 60

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2018

Overall, the rise of online learning — from MOOCs to Khan Academy — makes “blended” learning that combines computer and live instruction feel normal to students. But the surveys put parent satisfaction in the 88th to 96th percentiles. In Vasal’s class, students take a test; he instantly sees their errors and can explain their mistakes.

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Personalized Learning Education Khan Academy Elementary 105

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). How a College Dropout Plans to Replace the SAT and ACT.” There’s more “research” (or at least a write-up of a survey) on student loan debt in “the business of financial aid” section above.

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Education Company Report IXL Learning 55

Hack Education

DECEMBER 12, 2017

And then there were MOOCs , of course, and all those predictions and all those promises about the end of college as we know it: “MOOCs make education borderless, gender-blind, race-blind, class-blind and bank account-blind” and similar fables. Vive la MOOC Révolution. Adam Medros became edX’s president and COO.

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MOOC Coursera Education Broadband 56

Hack Education

JULY 20, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). There’s more MOOC news in the credential section below. Via Class Central : “Analysis of 450 MOOC -Based Microcredentials Reveals Many Options But Little Consistency.” ” That’s Westchester Square Academy in the Bronx. Because of course.

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Education MOOC Robotics Company 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

” Via The Economic Times : “Startups in student-lending sector see dropouts, but some score too.” MOOCs are out. “ Big data could solve the college-dropout problem ,” says The Washington Post. ” The survey comes from the Verizon Foundation , so that’s just rich. Bootcamps are in.

Education 51

Education Kaplan Robotics E-rate 51

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Lots of MOOC PR appeared in the news this week. ” “What if MOOCs Revolutionize Education After All?” “Now that MOOCs are mainstream, where does online learning go next?” And more on MOOCs in the credentialing section below as well.

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Education MOOC Company Report 43