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Challenges and Opportunities for Association Education Programs

WBT Systems

This report, recently published by Gallup (and available for free download), is written from a more corporate perspective, but some of it’s findings could be very relevant for associations. State of the American Workplace. Lifelong Learning is Becoming an Economic Imperative.

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Associations play an important role in higher education

Aaron Wolowiec

Many employers report not finding such skills in recent college graduates because earning a degree doesn’t necessarily teach them. But with credentialing programs, MOOCs, conferences and other online offerings, associations can fill the skills gap. Try MOOCs or coding camps. We can do better.”. Try it all.

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Associations play an important role in higher education

Aaron Wolowiec

Many employers report not finding such skills in recent college graduates because earning a degree doesn’t necessarily teach them. But with credentialing programs, MOOCs, conferences and other online offerings, associations can fill the skills gap. Try MOOCs or coding camps. We can do better.”. Try it all.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 10.7.16

Reid All About it

This list is part of their Data Science Career Guide , a six-part series recommending the best online courses and MOOCs for people entering the data science industry. What online courses (including your own) and MOOCs would you recommend to people entering (or thinking about entering) your industry or profession? More info/register.

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The Many Benefits of Selling Online Education to Corporate Members

WBT Systems

Even MOOCs have caught on. Forbes reports that “Coursera has about 500 corporate customers today, up from 30 last year, with bookings growth of 400 percent, compared to 70 percent growth among Coursera’s paying users overall.”. Everyone sees the revenue potential in providing online education to corporate customers.

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