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2018 eLearning Predictions: Updated Hype Curve

Forj

For one thing, you need a whole new piece of software (an LRS ) that is separate from your LMS and is going to cost you more money. MOOCs: We will go against the grain a bit here and argue that MOOCs AREN’T DEAD. All the MOOCs out there. Plateau of Productivity. Our evidence? As an online learning geek, that bothered me.

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How to Prepare a Business Case for a New LMS

WBT Systems

Technical issues: configurations, software upgrades, and security risks. 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.

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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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Digital Analytics Basics: Free Online Academy from Google

Beth Kanter

Descriptions of key digital measurement concepts, terminology and analysis techniques. It is also part of another educational technology trend of MOOCs (massively open online courses) which are seeing more widespread adoption in higher education and have become more popular options for online learning.

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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.

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15 Changes in the Learning Business Landscape

Leading Learning

This is not intended to be a scientific or data-driven analysis of the changes. 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 SaaS Explosion.

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