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Association Brain Food: 5.12.23

Reid All About it

I’m tired of experiencing FOMO for this one, so I’ve already got my flight booked for Denver. 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. Lunch costs are on your own. 1 CAE credit.

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Remember the 3 E’s When Marketing Educational Programs

WBT Systems

Besides other associations, you now have online professional platforms like LinkedIn (now owned by Microsoft) and Udacity to worry about, plus all the MOOCs like Coursera and EdX. Self-published authors have become millionaires by giving away the first book in a series for free because readers will come back and pay for subsequent books.

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The Many Benefits of Selling Online Education to Corporate Members

WBT Systems

Even MOOCs have caught on. Forbes reports that “Coursera has about 500 corporate customers today, up from 30 last year, with bookings growth of 400 percent, compared to 70 percent growth among Coursera’s paying users overall.”. Lower training costs. How companies benefit from partnering with your association.

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How Associations Can Transform Higher Education

Reid All About it

Kevin Kelly, from his book, The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future ). If the cost of a college education is going to saddle you with crazy amounts of debt, you better prepare yourself for a career that gets you to six figures fast. Right now, this minute. Let’s not blow our chance.

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3 E-learning Myths It’s Time to Put to Bed

Aaron Wolowiec

I recommend Clark and Mayer’s book as the first place to look for actionable suggestions. 2: Creating interactivity in e-learning costs a lot. Of course, if you do want to add animation or game elements to your e-learning experiences, even the cost of doing that has dropped through the floor. 3: People won’t pay for e-learning.

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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 Brain Food: 7.1.22

Reid All About it

He pulls out association-relevant findings from the successes of MOOCs, LinkedIn Learning, Khan Academy, The Great Courses, Udemy, and Degreed. Learn who the players are, how integrations work with your software platforms, the elements of your credit card statement, and how to reduce your cost/fees and minimize your risk and PCI compliance.

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