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MOOCs: A myth for the masses? Not so much

Aaron Wolowiec

An infographic by Online-PhD-Programs.org summarizing MOOCs. Massive Open Online Courses – or MOOCs – seem to be all the rage. MOOCs are online classes that are available to anyone with a computer and/or Internet access. Some MOOCs are free, but others aren’t. million people participate in MOOCs through Coursera.

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Moose to MOOCs and 3 other articles for association executives

SCD Group

Universities bolster MOOCs for online learning By Mary Beth Marklein via USA TODAY. But how to decide which network is a fit for your organization and which content is best? They discover that traditional recruitment appeals no longer work. Content Marketing Using Niche Networks By Monica Bussolati via Bussolati.com.

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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. No matter the size or type of your association, and no matter your current role, see how you, too, can distinguish and propel your organization.

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What Three Fringe Learning Formats Might Offer Associations

Associations Now

While none of these methods currently has more than a 10-percent adoption rate among associations, they could offer benefits to membership organizations. MOOCs , or massive open online courses, are currently used by about 7 percent of associations and only about 5 percent plan to use them over the next 12 months. Is it evergreen?

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 7.21.17

Reid All About it

LMS provider WBT Systems writes about instructional design innovations that associations could borrow from “ModPo” and a few other award-winning MOOCs. If your organization has a webinar scheduled in the near future, please send me the link. Organizer: ASAE Partnership Professionals Network. Duration: 2 hours. 1 CAE credit.

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Help! My Nonprofit Needs A Data Nerd

Beth Kanter

We started off with an affinity clustering of the strengths, challenges, and opportunities for improving their organization’s practice of measuring impact and communicating about it. Recruit Through LinkedIn: On LinkedIn profiles, members can “signal” their interest in skilled volunteering for a nonprofit.