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” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Edsurge reprints a letter students at the Secondary School of Journalism sent to Mark Zuckerberg : “‘Dear Mr. Zuckerberg’: Students Take Summit Learning Protests Directly to Facebook Chief.” on Coursera.”
radio and televisions in the early 20th century and online learning and MOOCs via the Internet in the early 21st century.) make post-secondary options more affordable and accessible through technology enriched delivery models.” The technology has changed over the years. Distance education took place via. stated it hopes to “.
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” I’ve looked at how for-profit colleges , MOOCs , and learn-to-code companies have tapped into these narratives in order to justify their products and services. These have all been separate articles in each series. “Tracking” – an educational practice that re-inscribed social inequalities. weird that, eh?)
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