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2018 eLearning Predictions: Updated Hype Curve

Forj

Innovation Trigger. The concept of distributed ledgers has usefulness outside of its thriving use in financial transactions and currency speculation, and it is actively triggering innovation in healthcare IT. It’s a great attractor for learning experiences at conferences and multi-day live courses. All the MOOCs out there.

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Association Brain Food: 5.12.23

Reid All About it

I love the idea of a small, focused conference where you can actually get to know people, so I hope to meet many of you there. 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. Learning business.

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How Associations Can Transform Higher Education

Reid All About it

Webinars and conference sessions focus on challenges, problems to solve, outside forces and disruption. Maybe you’ve seen them speak at a conference or webinar, read their blogs or even worked with them. Tagged: Association , Education , Future , Innovation , Professional Development. Let’s not blow our chance.

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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.

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The Big 3 (Costs, changing demographics and mobile) impacting association meetings

SCD Group

But, the registration fee is less than 20% of the total cost of attending. In addition, I have to pay airfare/travel costs (around $500) and lodging expenses (about $950). So, my out-of-pocket costs total about $2,250. So, the real cost of attending that one professional meeting totals about $5,600! Customized content.

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Remember the 3 E’s When Marketing Educational Programs

WBT Systems

Besides other associations, you now have online professional platforms like LinkedIn (now owned by Microsoft) and Udacity to worry about, plus all the MOOCs like Coursera and EdX. Search for innovative product concepts. Try flipped learning for conference workshops. Experiment with new ways of delivering popular content.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 7.21.17

Reid All About it

LMS provider WBT Systems writes about instructional design innovations that associations could borrow from “ModPo” and a few other award-winning MOOCs. Connect Your ASAE Conference Experience to Over 1000% Growth! Recognize the difference between soft and hard costs. More info/register. Tue 7/25 at 2 p.m. 1 CMP credit.

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