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Blackboard, K-12 Education Tech (video)

Blackboard Interested in K-12 Education Tech Firms: CEO: Video - Bloomberg:
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Blackboard CEO Jay Bhatt discusses the company's acquisition strategy and the future of education technology with Trish Regan on "Street Smart." (Source: Bloomberg 10/7)

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Disruptive Teaching Technologies, Recognising Innovative Credentials (video)

Disruptive Teaching Technologies - Recognising innovative credentials -
Higher Education Forum / September 30th 2014:
Massive open online courses and personalized learning systems offer the promise of low overhead and democratized education. However, are these alternative degrees given the same weight in the eyes of employers? Will high-skill jobs always require a traditional credential? Have these new teaching technologies really disrupted the traditional education model? Published on Oct 20, 2014

Anant Agarwal
Chief executive, edX

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The Truth, College, Not For Everyone

Why college isn't for everyone, explained in a single chart: "The bottom quarter of earners with a college degree don’t make more money than the average high school graduate. And this hasn’t really changed much in 40 years." (read more at link above)

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