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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. The corporate market is a growing profit center for them—and could be for your association too. WBT shares seven MOOC business model strategies you should definitely steal. Lunch costs are on your own. 1 CAE credit.

Chicago 200
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How Associations Can Transform Higher Education

Reid All About it

If you need a little inspiration—the kind that makes you feel blessed “to have been alive and well back then”—then read The Association Role in the New Education Paradigm , a white paper from Elizabeth Engel, CAE and Shelly Alcorn, CAE. The paper introduces you to a few associations that are stepping up to this challenge.

Education 150
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A Big Course From a Small Association

Associations Now

One executive at a state association has taken the lead on educating healthcare workers on a pressing national issue via a MOOC. How do you get more attention for your association? Healthcare workers receive information from many associations, and Grimes noticed that people often focus on just one to avoid information overload.

Course 40
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15 Changes in the Learning Business Landscape

Leading Learning

The drop in the cost and effort required to capture, edit, and deliver video has dramatically increased our ability to use it for developing educational content. For learning businesses, the rise of SaaS has meant better, lower-cost access to a wider variety of learning platform options. The E-learning Cost Cliff.

Course 101
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Can Associations Corner the Education Market?

Associations Now

With the rising costs of higher education—college tuition costs have increased by more than 500 percent over the last 28 years—and growing skepticism that the price may not be worth it , the idea of a traditional college education is experiencing somewhat of a backlash and is opening a potential opportunity for associations.

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Association Leadership: Lessons from Twinkie, Kodacrome & Blackberry

SCD Group

Lots of people are speculating the cause of the Twinkie failure: high labor costs, incompetent management, failure to keep up with trends (toward healthier snacks). MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) that could change expectations for your association’s education, meetings, etc. I wish Hostess was an exception.

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Help Your Members Across the Digital Readiness Gap

WBT Systems

Familiarity with education technology : How familiar people are with online learning, MOOCs, digital badges, Khan Academy, and other online educational resources. Cost vs. value. Digital Readiness Spectrum. Pew divided study participants into two groups: the Relatively Hesitant (52%) and the Relatively More Prepared (48%).

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