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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. This report, recently published by Gallup (and available for free download), is written from a more corporate perspective, but some of it’s findings could be very relevant for associations. State of the American Workplace.

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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. This past week, I was still on a “softer” foods diet thanks to periodontal surgery, so nothing outstanding to report. Learning business.

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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. Reporting CE issuance to accreditors is also a mess (are you familiar with PARS? ). As we know, these transactions are often managed in the most labor-intensive way possible.

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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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The Many Benefits of Selling Online Education to Corporate Members

WBT Systems

Everyone sees the revenue potential in providing online education to corporate customers. 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.”.

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How to Prepare a Business Case for a New LMS

WBT Systems

Reporting limitations. Don’t overlook competing programs from other associations, higher education institutions, MOOCs, and for-profit companies, like LinkedIn, Udemy, and firms in your industry. The brighter future you promise is full of new market opportunities—and new revenue—but don’t assume decision-makers know that.

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The Market for Adult Lifelong Learning

Leading Learning

In a pre-pandemic article, Forbes reported that the adult learning services market in the United States, both online and offline, was about USD 10 billion as of 2016. The reports we link to rely on numbers from companies and institutions that are clearly in the education and training space. We do, however, have significant clues.