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2018 eLearning Predictions: Updated Hype Curve

Forj

MOOCs: We will go against the grain a bit here and argue that MOOCs AREN’T DEAD. All the MOOCs out there. And all the quasi-MOOCs in higher education and CE: the cheap online master’s degrees that seemingly every big-name university is now offering. Plateau of Productivity. Our evidence? Conclusion.

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A Big Course From a Small Association

Associations Now

One executive at a state association has taken the lead on educating healthcare workers on a pressing national issue via a MOOC. Since 2012 Grimes has been the executive director of the Illinois HomeCare and Hospice Council. Grimes also has the assistant of Ray Schroeder, a leading MOOC expert at the University of Illinois Springfield.

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SCD Group: 5 Articles on Association Meetings & Education

SCD Group

Sunday, September 16, 2012. College may never be the same By Mary Beth Marklein, USA TODAY Massive Open Online Courses --MOOCs, for short. And MOOCs already have attracted the interest of some employers, paving the way for a potential revenue source. ▼ 2012. c) 2012 SCD Group. Causeaholic. Subscribe via RSS.

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Association Leadership: Lessons from Twinkie, Kodacrome & Blackberry

SCD Group

It appears 2012 is ending as it began: major changes, creative destruction, failure to adapt. I’ve written on this topic throughout 2012: Hallmark. It's 2012 and time for association leaders to stop wondering whether the "tidal wave" is headed toward their organizations. Postal Service. Associations. Are we all in the same boat?

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Digital Analytics Basics: Free Online Academy from Google

Beth Kanter

It is also part of another educational technology trend of MOOCs (massively open online courses) which are seeing more widespread adoption in higher education and have become more popular options for online learning. In 2012, Howard Rheingold facilitated the production of the “ Peeragogy Handbook ,” a practical how-to.

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How #GivingTuesday Can Help Your Nonprofit Reach PhilanthroKids or Generation Z Donors

Beth Kanter

I’ve been a huge fan of GivingTuesday since I first heard about it back in September, 2012 during a conference at Stanford. I’ve been a huge fan of GivingTuesday since I first heard about it back in September, 2012 during a conference at Stanford. The Giving 2.0 What does it look like? … Read More Fundraising'

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Reads of the Week: September 14, 2012

Reid All About it

I’m curious to see how effective and enjoyable a MOOC is – that’s a massive online open course. And by the time the weekend’s over, I expect to be raving about Walt Whitman too. I’m taking a modern and contemporary poetry class from Coursera. Plus I’m eager to give my creative muscle a poetic work out. Ready to get your learn on?