EdBizWatch

Open Badges Are Unlocking the Emerging Jobs Economy

Employment chain has weak signaling--employers don't efficiently pinpoint skill gaps & individuals don't have efficient ways to share demonstrated skills.

Open Badges Are Unlocking the Emerging Jobs Economy, Tom Vander Ark, Ed Week

Digital Badges Need Mass to Matter

The next iteration of badges will be more than a pretty button.

Digital Badges Need Mass to Matter, Frank Catalano, edSurge

Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2013: The Battle for "Open"

“Data” and “open” represent opposite directions in ed-tech: the former towards a consolidation of power; the latter towards its distribution.

Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2013: The Battle for "Open," Audrey Watters, Hack Education

Making the Next Generation of Educational Video Games

GlassLab, a nonprofit funded by Gates & MacArthur got $10.3M to make 6 ed video games.

Making the Next Generation of Educational Video Games, Sarah Butrymowicz, Time

Can We Move Beyond the MOOC to Reclaim Open Learning?

Reclaim OL, sponsored by MacArthur, Digital Media & Learning Hub, & MIT Media Lab.

Can We Move Beyond the MOOC to Reclaim Open Learning? Anya Kamenetz, Huff Post

GLASS Lab Gets $10 Million to Gamify Education

Funded by MacArthur Foundation, Gates Foundation, EA, Entertainment Software Association.

New Institute Gets $10 Million to Gamefy Education, Dean Takahashi, Venture Beat

EA's New Games May Put You In College

EA isn't the only company with its eye on schools. Valve has already entered the ed sector.

EA's New Games May Put You in College, Thomas Chang, The Escapist 

The World's 10 Most Innovative Education Companies

SNHU, Knewton, SkillShare, Chegg, Pearson, Datawind, Fidelis, 2tor, Root-1, MacArthur Fnd.

The World's Top 10 Innovative Education Companies, Fast Company