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MOOC as Promotion: Brewers Association Launches Beer Course

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In an effort to draw attention to beer’s culinary role, the Brewers Association announced a five-day course on how to best pair the popular beverage with food. The first four days of the course are open to the public. Another association, the Illinois HomeCare and Hospice Council, has found success with a similar strategy.).

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The State of the MOOC: What Associations Should Know

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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. million people that accessed content in a course, just 16.6 The median age was 29.)

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A Big Course From a Small Association

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One executive at a state association has taken the lead on educating healthcare workers on a pressing national issue via a MOOC. For Jan Grimes, it’s meant building a lot of partnerships and putting together a must-attend online course. Since 2012 Grimes has been the executive director of the Illinois HomeCare and Hospice Council.

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