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10 Secrets of Online Course Design from Award-Winning MOOCs

WBT Systems

An online Coursera course, Modern American Poetry , aka ModPo, is one of the 50 most popular MOOCs of all time. Typically, a MOOC features a course syllabus, in this case, a ten-week lesson plan with assigned reading (poems), instructor-created video content, discussion forum, peer-reviewed writing assignments, and quizzes.

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2018 eLearning Predictions: Updated Hype Curve

Forj

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. For all these reasons, organizations are facing some disillusionment. Here it is: Our 2018 eLearning predictions set in terms of Gartner’s hype cycle.

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Challenges and Opportunities for Association Education Programs

WBT Systems

It is well worth reading for any association that is reviewing its current education offering for members or considering implementing new technologies, such as an association learning management system. All of these benefits could apply to an association seeking to address the challenge of increasing engagement within it’s membership.

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The State of Association E-Learning: Cloudy with a Chance of Sunshine

WBT Systems

Webinars and webcasts are the most popular platform for association e-learning (92%), and learning management systems (LMS) are the second most popular choice (67%). Don’t forget LinkedIn, colleges and universities , MOOCs, and other for-profit online learning platforms.). How is that contribution measured? Use of mobile learning.

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Life goes on…and so does learning

Aaron Wolowiec

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. If you know of an expert on MOOCs, or if your association uses MOOCs, please contact me.

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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. No matter the size or type of your association, and no matter your current role, see how you, too, can distinguish and propel your organization.

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Moose to MOOCs and 3 other articles for association executives

SCD Group

Universities bolster MOOCs for online learning By Mary Beth Marklein via USA TODAY. Public universities and systems in nine states say they''ll join a push to greatly expand and improve online learning. But how to decide which network is a fit for your organization and which content is best? What does this mean to associations?

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