Grab A Share Of Education's $6 Trillion Marketplace

Jim Shelton is the acting deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Education. "Education, worldwide, is a $5-6 trillion marketplace," he said, explaining that there are many countries that won't be able to make the switch to connected learning by themselves. "Some country will need to lead on this; hopefully it will be us." Other than Shelton's comment, the focus was mostly domestic at Connected Learning In The Digital Age: Improving American Education Through Technology. The event, organized...