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2018 eLearning Predictions: Updated Hype Curve

Forj

Value-based accreditation: Continuing with the CE credit economy, we note that many CE providers are concerned with competition in the market, which we can describe in economic terms as deflation of the price of CE credit. We like that idea, and we agree that you need to provide many different pricing models. All the MOOCs out there.

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The Market for Adult Lifelong Learning

Leading Learning

Coursera and edX, the two largest and most recognizable massive open online course (MOOC) providers, were both founded in 2012. billion in 2015. Arguably, digital badges have managed to gain traction mainly because the large MOOC providers and LinkedIn have found them valuable. But what giveth also taketh away.