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Time for a MOOC-like makeover

Aaron Wolowiec

Massive Open Online Courses. 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.

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Wednesday Buzz: Use MOOCs to Build Community

Associations Now

Encourage your members to hang out with other members when they dive into your online courses. Does your association provide massive open online courses (MOOCs) or virtual continuing education courses to members? Perhaps you should suggest that your members do their learning together.

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2018 eLearning Predictions: Updated Hype Curve

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As always, we try to use this blog post to speak from our experience as a learning technology partner to organizations that provide continuing education and professional development. To wit, we in online learning are often in the business of managing transactions. Not financial transactions—those get offloaded to payment gateway.

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Associations play an important role in higher education

Aaron Wolowiec

The answer may lay in associations, according to Elizabeth Weaver Engel , chief strategist for Spark Consulting , and Shelly Alcorn , principal for Alcorn Associates Management Consulting , who just released, “ The Association Role in the New Education Paradigm.”. However, there’s a huge divide in the readiness of such skills.

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Associations play an important role in higher education

Aaron Wolowiec

The answer may lay in associations, according to Elizabeth Weaver Engel , chief strategist for Spark Consulting , and Shelly Alcorn , principal for Alcorn Associates Management Consulting , who just released, “ The Association Role in the New Education Paradigm.”. However, there’s a huge divide in the readiness of such skills.

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Life goes on…and so does learning

Aaron Wolowiec

MSU, like many universities around the country, offers lifelong learning credits. Lifelong learning seems to be on the upswing as curious minds look for answers. But sometimes, universities don’t fit the bill, which is where associations should step in. And so, Cobb said, associations should beef up their education staffs.

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Association Brain Food: 5.12.23

Reid All About it

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Non Dues-a-Palooza (NDP). Learning business. 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.

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