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Associations play an important role in higher education

Aaron Wolowiec

But with credentialing programs, MOOCs, conferences and other online offerings, associations can fill the skills gap. One example: competency-based education. Associations provide niche education – via credentialing and certification – something most grads won’t have entering the market. Try MOOCs or coding camps.

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Associations play an important role in higher education

Aaron Wolowiec

But with credentialing programs, MOOCs, conferences and other online offerings, associations can fill the skills gap. One example: competency-based education. Associations provide niche education – via credentialing and certification – something most grads won’t have entering the market. Try MOOCs or coding camps.

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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. An example would be getting your high-fidelity medical simulator to talk to your LMS and LRS. MOOCs: We will go against the grain a bit here and argue that MOOCs AREN’T DEAD. Our evidence?

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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. She shares examples of a pre-event virtual program and one that takes place after an in-person event, both adding more value to the attendee experience.

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Learning from Big Learning: 15 Lessons

Leading Learning

Venture capital firms have jumped back into the game head first, massive open online course (MOOC) providers, originally rooted in universities, have gone public or been bought , and big Web firms like LinkedIn and Google have become major players. The MOOC 3. Yes, I know: most people sign up for MOOCs and never complete them.

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How to Prepare a Business Case for a New LMS

WBT Systems

Efficiency issues for staff: wasted time, manual processes, and lack of automation. Don’t overlook competing programs from other associations, higher education institutions, MOOCs, and for-profit companies, like LinkedIn, Udemy, and firms in your industry. Certification programs and digital badges. Reporting limitations.

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The Market for Adult Lifelong Learning

Leading Learning

Finally, while many definitions of lifelong learning stress consciousness and intentionality on the part of the learner (see this definition from Eurostat , for example), we believe it’s important to recognize that learning occurs across a spectrum of consciousness and intentionality. How Big Is the Adult Lifelong Learning Market?