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Associations: Solving the Skills Gap with Digital Credentials

WBT Systems

million open jobs in this country and only 98,000 were added in March 2017. Prior to the digital revolution, these credentials were called certificates of completion. Training: Most associations provide training and issue formal continuing education credits, so members are already accustomed to consuming their learning content.

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How To Design a Digital Badge Strategy

WBT Systems

Dramatic changes have occurred in how learning is recognized, accredited and validated. Digital Badges are a part of these changes and are set to make a big impact on education and certification programs in 2017. Diplomas, degrees, certification, and skills quickly lose their relevance and become obsolete. References.

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15 Changes in the Learning Business Landscape

Leading Learning

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) was established well before 2007—Salesforce, the company that put SaaS on the map, was founded in 1999—but it took a while for its impact to really be felt broadly, particularly in learning businesses. The E-learning Cost Cliff. Facebook acquired Oculus in 2014. The Leap in Learning Science.

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