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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. An example would be getting your high-fidelity medical simulator to talk to your LMS and LRS. We are all for it.

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Associations play an important role in higher education

Aaron Wolowiec

And then comes the price tag. But with credentialing programs, MOOCs, conferences and other online offerings, associations can fill the skills gap. One example: competency-based education. Try MOOCs or coding camps. While I had an internship, the focus then on skills (vs. education) wasn’t nearly as strong. Try it all.

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Associations play an important role in higher education

Aaron Wolowiec

And then comes the price tag. But with credentialing programs, MOOCs, conferences and other online offerings, associations can fill the skills gap. One example: competency-based education. Try MOOCs or coding camps. While I had an internship, the focus then on skills (vs. education) wasn’t nearly as strong. Try it all.

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The State of Association E-Learning: Cloudy with a Chance of Sunshine

WBT Systems

Throughout the report, Tagoras suggests questions for association staff to consider, for example: How does your e-learning (or learning) strategy contribute to the overall strategy of your organization? Develop processes for e-learning product development and pricing. How is that contribution measured? Use of mobile learning.

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Finding Radical Value in Core Competencies

Association Subculture

For example, we have had “student” members for years, but what about fast-track programs specifically designed to get recent high school graduates or the long-term unemployed up to speed in the industry or profession without traversing traditional educational pathways? Some examples are epathlearning.com and Blue Sky Broadcast.

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Association Brain Food: 5.12.23

Reid All About it

WBT Systems describes how for-profit learning platforms, like the MOOCs Coursera and EdX, make their money. WBT shares seven MOOC business model strategies you should definitely steal. She shares examples of a pre-event virtual program and one that takes place after an in-person event, both adding more value to the attendee experience.

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How Associations Can Transform Higher Education

Reid All About it

Not many, not at the prices charged by universities today. Thanks to MOOCs , many people around the world are patching together a college-level education by taking classes from Brown, Penn, UVA, Harvard and other respected universities. They design the curriculum for their online education.

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