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Time for a MOOC-like makeover

Aaron Wolowiec

But either way, MOOCs probably aren’t going anywhere, so it’s wise to take some tips from their success. So what’s a MOOC? A MOOC is a social, networked learning experience that blends a subject matter expert (instructor), technology and convenience.

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Challenges and Opportunities for Association Education Programs

WBT Systems

Most certification academic standards have limited value – without the ability to apply learning. Members have a large variety of learning options – making it difficult for associations to compete. Mobile technology changes everything, and makes associations nervous.

Education 150
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How to Prepare a Business Case for a New LMS

WBT Systems

Do you feel like giving your learning platform a heave-ho out the door? As dysfunctional and frustrating as that old learning management system (LMS) is, your association still relies upon it. Or, it doesn’t have the functionality to allow your online learning business to grow. But you can’t, not yet anyways.

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8 New Ideas for Engaging Online Students

WBT Systems

You can’t just transfer an in-person learning experience to an online platform. The course’s curriculum, content and delivery must be designed specifically for online learning. An online instructor must understand not only how learners learn but also how to leverage technology to help them take in and retain information.

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15 Changes in the Learning Business Landscape

Leading Learning

Impact on the Learning Business Landscape. The drop in the cost and effort required to capture, edit, and deliver video has dramatically increased our ability to use it for developing educational content. The E-learning Cost Cliff. Marketing today is simply not the same game it was back in the Mad Men days.

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17 Education And Learning Trends That Will Affect Your Organization This Year!

Velvet Chainsaw

Too often in the past, organizations have used courses as a way to push out content instead of really trying to provide a learning opportunity for their customers. Typically a Learning Management System (LMS) has become a fixture inside of organizations. MOOCs – Massive Open Online Courses.

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Help Your Members Across the Digital Readiness Gap

WBT Systems

Facility with getting new technology to work : How likely people are to get someone else to set up new devices for them or show them how to use new devices. Use of digital tools for learning : How often and regularly people use technology to purse learning or enrichment activities. Digital Readiness Spectrum.

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