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2018 eLearning Predictions: Updated Hype Curve

Forj

When a learner accumulates a sufficient balance of CE credits over a certain span of time, she achieves maintenance of certification. One case study a week paired with a multiple-choice question makes a ton of sense, perhaps even as a replacement for high stakes certification. All the MOOCs out there. Plateau of Productivity.

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The Market for Adult Lifelong Learning

Leading Learning

Coursera and edX, the two largest and most recognizable massive open online course (MOOC) providers, were both founded in 2012. Arguably, digital badges have managed to gain traction mainly because the large MOOC providers and LinkedIn have found them valuable. billion in 2015. Nonetheless, efforts like these remain isolated.

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15 Changes in the Learning Business Landscape

Leading Learning

While credentials like certifications and certificates have been around for a long time, there is now rising interest in them as approaches that require less time and cost significantly less than traditional degree programs. Access our interview with Peter C. Taylor here.). That course has since gone on to enroll more than 3.2

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