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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. Learning About Business Models.

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2018 eLearning Predictions: Updated Hype Curve

Forj

An example would be getting your high-fidelity medical simulator to talk to your LMS and LRS. 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. All the MOOCs out there.

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Life goes on…and so does learning

Aaron Wolowiec

For example, if an association offers online certification, it can easily incorporate a YouTube video or podcast. A variety of tools – from web and social media analytics to e-mail statistics to low-cost feedback systems like iPerceptions – can be used to extend and strengthen traditional, less agile market research methods,” Cobb said.

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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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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. Teachable is just one of many similar companies.

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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?” Can you deliver content in any way you wish?

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Finding Radical Value in Core Competencies

Association Subculture

Rising college tuition costs, shrinking numbers of seats, and new technology based delivery systems are combining to create a perfect storm in the adult education world. Reframe Delivery – Massive open online courses or “MOOCs” are effectively disrupting the landscape. Some examples are epathlearning.com and Blue Sky Broadcast.

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