PinnedPublished inThe StartupThe Trouble with “Freedom”: Educational Progressives, Silicon Valley and the Question of ReformSilicon Valley entrepreneurs and venture capitalists have set their sights on education as a sector ripe for “disruption.” Some want to…Oct 31, 2022Oct 31, 2022
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Published inThe StartupThe 2U acquisition of edX and the case of Open edX: What does “open source” mean today?A few weeks ago, the MOOC company edX announced yet another of its long line of pivots. Its patrons, Harvard and MIT, were selling off…Jul 23, 2021Jul 23, 2021