All posts by Cait Etherington
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Online Educational Access: The Promises and Reality
December 21, 2018 Cait Etherington
Online learning is often assumed to hold the potential to bring quality education to people who may otherwise have only limited access to…
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More Bad News at the Florida Virtual School
December 17, 2018 Cait Etherington
As previously reported on eLearning Inside, the Florida Virtual School (FLVS), a statewide and state-funded online school, has been having a bad year.…
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Have Online Degrees and Credentials Finally Lost Their Stigma?
December 17, 2018 Cait Etherington
A new report by Northeastern University’s Center for the Future of Higher Education and Talent Strategy has concluded that employers—specifically, human resources (HR)…
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According to Coursera’s CEO, These Are the Skills We Need to Succeed in 2019
December 16, 2018 Cait Etherington
If you’re contemplating your New Year’s resolutions and don’t want to give something up in 2019, consider learning something new instead. If you’re…
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The CEO of Tandem Talks About Language Learning and Mobility
December 15, 2018 Cait Etherington
Online language platforms continue to appear on the market, offering global learners a growing number of options (read eLearning Inside‘s recent review of…
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The EdTech Company That Is Putting the Brakes on Digital Distraction
December 14, 2018 Cait Etherington
Digital distraction isn’t just a problem facing the young. Adults in business meetings and even elected officials also have a difficult time avoiding…
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Rising Concerns About Algorithmic Decision Making
December 13, 2018 Cait Etherington
A new PEW Research Center study has found that most Americans don’t trust the algorithms that now being adopted to guide decisions about…
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U.S. Department of Education’s FY 2019 Annual Plan Includes Increased Scrutiny of Online Learning
December 11, 2018 Cait Etherington
Although the current administration in Washington continues to enthusiastically embrace online learning, in 2019, online learning may face heightened scrutiny. In late November,…
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EdTech in 2019: Experts and Founders Around the World Share Predictions (Part 2)
December 08, 2018 Cait Etherington
Over the past year, eLearning Inside has interviewed dozens of founders, investors, and researchers in the edtech sector. As we look forward to 2019,…
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The Four Best Online Language Learning Platforms That Aren’t Duolingo
December 06, 2018 Cait Etherington
Millions of people around the world are already using Duolingo. While it works well enough and offers instruction in many different languages for…
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