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10 Secrets of Online Course Design from Award-Winning MOOCs

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An online Coursera course, Modern American Poetry , aka ModPo, is one of the 50 most popular MOOCs of all time. Typically, a MOOC features a course syllabus, in this case, a ten-week lesson plan with assigned reading (poems), instructor-created video content, discussion forum, peer-reviewed writing assignments, and quizzes.

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Association Brain Food: 5.12.23

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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. If you’re selecting any type of technology that relies on integration, you must read this non-technical guide on API for association leaders.

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The Importance of an LMS Roadmap When Selecting a Learning Platform

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Technology vendors want their clients’ feedback and constructive criticism, really, we do. Linda Bowers, our chief technology officer, participates in the sales process because she likes to learn directly about the problems associations are trying to solve. If a security vulnerability is discovered, you want them to quickly fix it.

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How to Prepare a Business Case for a New LMS

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Don’t overlook competing programs from other associations, higher education institutions, MOOCs, and for-profit companies, like LinkedIn, Udemy, and firms in your industry. What could they do if you had better technology? By now, you can identify staff stakeholders who will be on your project team. Gather your allies.

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How to Get Your Association to Support Staff’s Professional Development

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Now more than ever, new technologies and industry shake-ups are putting more pressure on professionals to learn new skills,” said Raegan Johnson at Associations Now. Your team/department: how will it help your department meet its goals? Make a plan to share what you’ve learned with others on the team. Resolve problems?

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How Associations Can Transform Higher Education

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Kevin Kelly, from his book, The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future ). Project management and team dynamics. 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.

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Association Brain Food: 7.1.22

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Multi-generational teams. Achurch Consulting identifies five essential elements for managing a multi-generational remote or hybrid team. He pulls out association-relevant findings from the successes of MOOCs, LinkedIn Learning, Khan Academy, The Great Courses, Udemy, and Degreed. Host: Association Women Technology Champions.

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