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Life goes on…and so does learning

Aaron Wolowiec

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.”. If you know of an expert on MOOCs, or if your association uses MOOCs, please contact me.

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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. Your content still needs to be valuable enough to justify the cost. 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.

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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. Lunch costs are on your own. Lunch costs are on your own. Learning business. Membership tiers. on the same day. Location: Chicago IL.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 10.7.16

Reid All About it

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. What online courses (including your own) and MOOCs would you recommend to people entering (or thinking about entering) your industry or profession? More info/register.

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How to Prepare a Business Case for a New LMS

WBT Systems

Don’t overlook competing programs from other associations, higher education institutions, MOOCs, and for-profit companies, like LinkedIn, Udemy, and firms in your industry. One of the first questions you’ll be asked by decision-makers is: “How much is this going to cost?” Certification programs and digital badges. Sponsorships.

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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.

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The Market for Adult Lifelong Learning

Leading Learning

In more recent times, as debates have flared about the costs and value of traditional degree programs and the focus on lifelong learning has increased, academic continuing education units have gained more prominence. Coursera and edX, the two largest and most recognizable massive open online course (MOOC) providers, were both founded in 2012.