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2018 eLearning Predictions: Updated Hype Curve

Forj

From a five-mile-high perspective, however, lower prices for education shouldn’t bother us (if you’re currently looking at shrinking CE revenues in your annual report, just try to bear with me for a second). For one thing, you need a whole new piece of software (an LRS ) that is separate from your LMS and is going to cost you more money.

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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. How to Generate Revenue for Advocacy Efforts Learn about strategies and best practices for generating revenue for association advocacy efforts.

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How to Prepare a Business Case for a New LMS

WBT Systems

Technical issues: configurations, software upgrades, and security risks. Don’t overlook competing programs from other associations, higher education institutions, MOOCs, and for-profit companies, like LinkedIn, Udemy, and firms in your industry. Reporting limitations. Scalability (or lack of it). Vendor support.

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3 E-learning Myths It’s Time to Put to Bed

Aaron Wolowiec

Many self-paced e-learning authoring tools now provide a variety of ways for adding in software-based interactive elements with no programming knowledge at all. This one has staged something of a comeback with the rise of MOOCs and other free content, but it doesn’t take much more than observation and common sense to dispel it.

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SCD Group: 5 Articles on Association Meetings & Education

SCD Group

Education (whether conferences, seminars or webinars) represents a key component – and major revenue source – of most associations. College may never be the same By Mary Beth Marklein, USA TODAY Massive Open Online Courses --MOOCs, for short. Sunday, September 16, 2012. 5 Articles on Association Meetings & Education.

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The Market for Adult Lifelong Learning

Leading Learning

While, by its nature, content marketing may not produce revenue directly, it is a huge indirect driver of revenue for the companies and individuals that produce it. Coursera and edX, the two largest and most recognizable massive open online course (MOOC) providers, were both founded in 2012. billion in 2015.

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The Association Business Model: It’s Time For A Massive Overhaul.

Association Success

It’s no wonder why over half of all associations are experiencing flat or declining membership and revenue growth. It started in the 1980’s when the mantra was about “revenue diversification” – which worked for a while. Featured below is research done by The Standish Group’s statistics on software usage. shame on me.

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