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Time for a MOOC-like makeover

Aaron Wolowiec

But either way, MOOCs probably aren’t going anywhere, so it’s wise to take some tips from their success. So what’s a MOOC? A MOOC is a social, networked learning experience that blends a subject matter expert (instructor), technology and convenience. There are MOOC-like things associations can do to entice learners.

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2018 eLearning Predictions: Updated Hype Curve

Forj

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. And getting your LMS to talk to that LRS, which you probably thought was necessary, will also cost you money. 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. Lunch costs are on your own. Lunch costs are on your own. Learning business. Membership tiers. State of the association industry.

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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. How will processes and workflows in other departments change with a new LMS?

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The Market for Adult Lifelong Learning

Leading Learning

So, to succinctly define “lifelong learning,” we rely on the definition of learning we’ve offered on Mission to Learn: Learning is the lifelong process, both conscious and unconscious, of transforming information and experience into knowledge, skills, behaviors, and attitudes. Stories of layoffs and cost-cutting are becoming common.

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

WBT Systems

The bottom line: how will it increase revenue growth or cost savings? Consider all sources: associations, colleges and universities, industry vendors, for-profit organizations, and MOOCs. For example, explain how this learning experience will help the department: Implement more effective processes and tactics. Resolve problems?

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A Big Course From a Small Association

Associations Now

One executive at a state association has taken the lead on educating healthcare workers on a pressing national issue via a MOOC. So last fall she started thinking about a MOOC —short for massive open online course, which is designed to deliver education to students with various interests and learning styles, at a flexible pace.

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