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10 Secrets of Online Course Design from Award-Winning MOOCs

WBT Systems

An online Coursera course, Modern American Poetry , aka ModPo, is one of the 50 most popular MOOCs of all time. Typically, a MOOC features a course syllabus, in this case, a ten-week lesson plan with assigned reading (poems), instructor-created video content, discussion forum, peer-reviewed writing assignments, and quizzes.

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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. But at the scale with which Harvard and MIT work, that 5.5 Learning About Business Models.

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How to Get Your Association to Support Staff’s Professional Development

WBT Systems

Now more than ever, new technologies and industry shake-ups are putting more pressure on professionals to learn new skills,” said Raegan Johnson at Associations Now. Consider all sources: associations, colleges and universities, industry vendors, for-profit organizations, and MOOCs. Is it a “No, not right now” or a “No, not ever?”.

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Challenges and Opportunities for Association Education Programs

WBT Systems

Mobile technology changes everything, and makes associations nervous. There are some really insightful observations in this post about how associations deliver education and what associations might need to change to remain relevant and offer perceived value to members. Lifelong Learning is Becoming an Economic Imperative.

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Giving 2.0: The MOOC Launches Today: Sign Up for Free

Beth Kanter

The MOOC , is a Stanford University-sponsored FREE online course intended to teach givers of all ages, backgrounds, incomes and experiences to give more effectively. Students will also be provided with ongoing, post-MOOC philanthropy education content that will support continued development and execution of their philanthropic goals.

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The Many Benefits of Selling Online Education to Corporate Members

WBT Systems

We’ll show you how it’s done by other associations during a webinar on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at 1 p.m. that we’re hosting with our friends at Talented Learning: How to Scale Online Learning: B2B Market Strategies for Associations. Even MOOCs have caught on. Unreliable technology infrastructure.

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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. An online instructor must understand not only how learners learn but also how to leverage technology to help them take in and retain information. 10 Secrets of Online Course Design from Award-Winning MOOCs. 1: Train instructors in online learning.

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