EdTech Recap
Each month the Yellowdig Team puts together the latest news from the EdTech industry.
September 2019 EdTech Recap
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As enrollment of non-traditional students continue to grow, institutions are increasingly focusing on on-boarding, skills based training, certification/microcredentials for these learners.
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Enrollment in college by those older than 25 has been steadily increasing in recent decades, but only 35 percent of institutions offered orientation for "nontraditional" students according to a new study. Link
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*Why Western Governors U thinks microcredentials are the path to degrees. Link
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Amazon Web Services, Facebook and Google are among the companies helping institutions craft curriculum to teach on-demand skills. Link
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Physical campus costs are putting financial pressure on smaller colleges as enrollment drops in many States.
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Can colleges be free? A few large scale experiments might give us some insights.
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Quality of teaching is (finally) under the radar with the growth of online learning. Technology driven and student centric innovations are on the rise as a result.
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The OPM model which has been under the spotlight lately is starting to evolve.
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* OPM, meet OPX. New models & the $3.5B global online higher education services market. Link.
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* 2U wants online program managers (OPMs) to be more transparent about the nature of their relationships with colleges and universities, and it's leading the charge. Link
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* California taking a break in pushing more regulation on online education primarily targeting for-profits and OPMs. Link
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Disclaimer: This recap is based on what the Yellowdig team came across in the edtech news media in this month. We do not endorse any 3rd party sources or claim this list is comprehensive.