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What Will Associations Monetize In The Future?

Velvet Chainsaw

Education and networking are two key functions of associations as identified in the 2010 Association Forum white paper “The Purpose Of Associations.” MOOCs , online courses, video-learning, mobile learning, thought leadership via blogs, webinars and online conferences make traditional education and cutting edge content easily accessible.

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The Market for Adult Lifelong Learning

Leading Learning

Udemy, an online course publishing platform and marketplace, was founded in 2010, and, according to the company’s Web site , has since grown to host more than 210,000 courses authored by more than 75,000 instructors. Coursera and edX, the two largest and most recognizable massive open online course (MOOC) providers, were both founded in 2012.

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15 Changes in the Learning Business Landscape

Leading Learning

Facebook (founded 2004), LinkedIn (2002), and Twitter (2006) were still in their infancy at the point when we founded Tagoras, and sites like Instagram (2010) and TikTok (2016) had yet to come along. That same year saw the launch of Barbara Oakley’s massive open online course, or MOOC, Learning How to Learn , on Coursera.

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