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2018 eLearning Predictions: Updated Hype Curve

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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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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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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. billion in 2015. Arguably, digital badges have managed to gain traction mainly because the large MOOC providers and LinkedIn have found them valuable. Nonetheless, efforts like these remain isolated.

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15 Changes in the Learning Business Landscape

Leading Learning

Google introduced Google Cardboard—basically a no-cost virtual reality headset—in 2015. 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. Taylor here.).

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