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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. Some of the relevant insights provide great messaging for associations seeking to market their education and certification programs to members.

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The State of the MOOC: What Associations Should Know

Associations Now

Massive open online courses, or MOOCs, have been around long enough that some strong takeaways are starting to show themselves. Read on to see what Harvard and MIT have learned about MOOCs—and what your association should keep in mind. percent received a certificate. Drop-off numbers tend to be large: Of the 4.45

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Life goes on…and so does learning

Aaron Wolowiec

In fact, I took my first graduate class as a lifelong learner because it was so much cheaper. As a result, certification programs, assessment-based certificate programs, digital badging and competency-based education are likely to be areas of significant growth for continuing education and professional development providers.”.

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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. All the MOOCs out there. Plateau of Productivity.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 10.7.16

Reid All About it

Class Central has reviewed and compiled a list of The Best Intro to Programming Courses for Data Science. This list is part of their Data Science Career Guide , a six-part series recommending the best online courses and MOOCs for people entering the data science industry. More info/register. Tue 10/11 at 1 p.m. Thu 10/13 at 12 p.m.

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8 New Ideas for Engaging Online Students

WBT Systems

For many adults, taking a class online is a new learning experience. Extrinsic motivators like certificates and digital badges show others what you know and what you can do, but intrinsic motivators drive a person forward. 10 Secrets of Online Course Design from Award-Winning MOOCs. How to Motivate Certification Candidates.

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Mastering Your Craft

Thanks For Playing

"But," you ask, "what happens when she realizes that she does need a class in biology (for medicine) or trigonometry (for carpentry)? Enter MOOCs ( massive open online courses ). Right now, MOOCs are great - take classes from an Ivy for free! - and problematic - sure, but the best you can do is a completion certificate.

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