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Learning from Big Learning: 15 Lessons

Leading Learning

Venture capital firms have jumped back into the game head first, massive open online course (MOOC) providers, originally rooted in universities, have gone public or been bought , and big Web firms like LinkedIn and Google have become major players. The MOOC 3. Yes, I know: most people sign up for MOOCs and never complete them.

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15 Changes in the Learning Business Landscape

Leading Learning

Facebook acquired Oculus in 2014. Marketers now have to have deep understanding of how social networks and search engines work and how to leverage them through content marketing and other approaches. Interesting things have happened pretty much every year of our 15-year history, but 2014 stands out in many ways.

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