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The State of the MOOC: What Associations Should Know

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Fortunately, a new report from Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), each of which offers classes on a popular MOOC platform called edX , could help clear the air. percent received a certificate. Ultimately, the most interesting shift may be why free certification was limited in edX.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 3.15.19

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Here’s a quick path to burnout: all the tedious tasks associated with certification processes , yuck, been there. Being from Massachusetts, we scoffed at such a ridiculous statement. Meetings Master Classes 2019 Session 3: Accountability and Conflict Management – A Planner’s Guide. Civil Eats ). My god, he was right.

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9 Pieces of Association History You Didn’t Know

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You definitely didn’t find this stuff in any of your history classes. While based in Massachusetts, veterans in Virginia, who were looking for compensation for their military service, reached out looking for help. How about how the nonprofit tax code got its start? A Revolutionary War officer may have been the first lobbyist.