EdBizWatch

George Siemens on the 'Disruption' Narrative

“This is one of the most inaccurate pieces of @#%$ floating around...”

George Siemens on the 'Disruption' Narrative, Jeffrey Young, The Chronicle of HE

MIT Looks to Stay in Vanguard of Digital Education

The “unbundling” of classes is one of the most provocative ideas in higher education.

MIT Looks to Stay in Vanguard of Digital Education, Nick Anderson, Washington Post

Advanced Placement Classes, Online, for Free

These AP classes are not MOOCs, but more like massive open online lessons, or MOOLs.

Advanced Placement Classes, Online, for Free, Nick Anderson, Washington Post

7 Common Mistakes About Open Online Education

Mistake #1:  "Open Online Courses Are a Substitute for Traditional Courses"

7 Common Mistakes About Open Online Education, Joshua Kim, Inside Higher Ed

Software Will Not Eat Education

When it comes to higher education, Marc Andreessen is wrong. 

Software Will Not Eat Education, Joshua Kim, Inside Higher Ed

MIT Researchers Develop Model To Predict MOOC Dropouts

One variable that is important is the proportion of time students spend on the weekend.

MIT Researchers Develop Model To Predict MOOC Dropouts, Joshua Bolkan, Campus Tech

MOOCs Emerge As Disruptors To Corporate Learning

Top resistors to experimenting with MOOCs were in the Corporate Learning Department.

MOOCs Emerge As Disruptors To Corporate Learning, Jeanne Meister, Forbes

Kids Learn as Much from ‘Sesame Street’ as From Preschool

Maybe Sesame Street approach is extendable to college students via MOOCs.

Kids Learn as Much from ‘Sesame Street’ as From Preschool, Jim Tankersley Wash Post

A Clearer Role for MOOCs

Online courses are unlikely to take over higher ed, but they can help revitalize it.

A Clearer Role for MOOCs, Clea Simon, Harvard Gazette

Investors Rethink EdTech As Dealflow Declines

U.S. edtech companies raised $1.2B across 357 venture rounds in 2014. In 2015 so far, only 111 investments were tracked.

Investors Rethink EdTech As Dealflow Declines, Jonathan Shieber, TechCrunch

Udemy Raises $65 Million, Led by Stripes Group

CEO Dennis Yang regards his 160-employee company as education’s answer to Netflix.

Udemy Raises $65 Million to Become Netflix for Education, Lora Kolodny, WSJ

The Invisible Learners Taking MOOCs

The majority people enrolled in MOOCs are highly educated. 

The Invisible Learners Taking MOOCs, George Veletsianos, Inside Higher Ed

Companies Are Moving to Microlearning Platforms for Training

Remember when training involved paying for a plane ticket, a hotel room, meals & tuition?

Why Companies Are Moving to Microlearning Platforms for Training, S. Bailey, BizJournal

Ed Tech: Your Cheat Sheet to 10 Fads, Trends, and WTFs

Because there will be a test. In education, there always is.

Your Cheat Sheet to 10 Fads, Trends, and WTFs in Ed Tech, Frank Catalano, GeekWire

Why Is The University Still Here?

Universities are supposed to be dead. What happened to the revolution?

Why Is The University Still Here? Danny Creichton, TechCrunch

Coursera CEO: Colleges Will Survive the Online Ed Revolution

Levin: Disruption to higher ed will take many years and largely affect commuter colleges. 

Coursera CEO: Colleges Will Survive the Online Ed Revolution, John A. Byrne, Fortune

New Arizona State-edX MOOC: A Blow to Traditional College

Partnership is an example of how large universities can respond to disruptive innovation.

New Arizona State-edX MOOC: Another Blow to Traditional College, S. M. Butler, Brookings

The Future of College: It’s Online

Online ed will remove barriers to higher learning for millions & change how universities run.

The Future of College: It’s Online, Daphne Koller, Wall Street Journal

The Invented History of 'The Factory Model of Education'

For a century this argument has been a rationale for new education technology.

The Invented History of 'The Factory Model of Education,' Audrey Watters, Hack Education

Accreditation Problems for the ASU/edX Freshman Program?

Arizona State University is unconcerned, accreditation experts are unsure.

Accreditation Problems for the ASU/edX Freshman Program? Carl Strausheim, IHE