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Challenges and Opportunities for Association Education Programs

WBT Systems

Most certification academic standards have limited value – without the ability to apply learning. Though focusing on the message that adapting to these issues might be a challenge for associations, Hurt’s analysis still shines a light on the opportunities for associations willing to embrace the required changes.

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Associations play an important role in higher education

Aaron Wolowiec

But with credentialing programs, MOOCs, conferences and other online offerings, associations can fill the skills gap. Associations provide niche education – via credentialing and certification – something most grads won’t have entering the market. Provide quality certification programs. Try MOOCs or coding camps.

Education 180
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Associations play an important role in higher education

Aaron Wolowiec

But with credentialing programs, MOOCs, conferences and other online offerings, associations can fill the skills gap. Associations provide niche education – via credentialing and certification – something most grads won’t have entering the market. Provide quality certification programs. Try MOOCs or coding camps.

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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.

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Association Brain Food: 5.12.23

Reid All About it

WBT Systems describes how for-profit learning platforms, like the MOOCs Coursera and EdX, make their money. WBT shares seven MOOC business model strategies you should definitely steal. Current Trends in Policy and Politics Hear the latest quarterly analysis of trends in policy and politics. Learning business. Membership tiers.

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How to Prepare a Business Case for a New LMS

WBT Systems

Don’t overlook competing programs from other associations, higher education institutions, MOOCs, and for-profit companies, like LinkedIn, Udemy, and firms in your industry. Do a cost-benefit analysis of implementing a new LMS versus staying with the status quo. Certification programs and digital badges. Sponsorships.

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Mastering Your Craft

Thanks For Playing

Now some people - myself included - would argue that what is commonly referred to as a "traditional liberal arts education" (aka, studying impractical stuff like philosophy and literature) can, in the right circumstances, get you quite a long way towards acquiring skills like critical thinking and sense making and analysis and transdisciplinarity.

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