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Learning from Big Learning: 15 Lessons

Leading Learning

Venture capital firms have jumped back into the game head first, massive open online course (MOOC) providers, originally rooted in universities, have gone public or been bought , and big Web firms like LinkedIn and Google have become major players. The MOOC 3. Yes, I know: most people sign up for MOOCs and never complete them.

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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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Challenges and Opportunities for Association Education Programs

WBT Systems

In addition, by highlighting some of the reasons why employees are not engaged, the report could inspire proactive associations to take advantage of the opportunities this lack of engagement in the workplace presents, including: “Millennials want to grow in their roles, but many aren’t getting the support to do so.”

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 7.21.17

Reid All About it

LMS provider WBT Systems writes about instructional design innovations that associations could borrow from “ModPo” and a few other award-winning MOOCs. Presenter: Jenny Saucerman, instructional designer. Presenter: Paige Leidig, CMO, NetBase. Presenter: Pat Schaumann, CMP, CSEP, DMCP, HMCC. Duration: 1 hour. 1 CAE credit.

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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? Once you know what you want to study, explore all formats, both in-person classes, workshops, conferences, and presentations, and online courses, conferences, summits, and webinars. Take the focus of the presentation away from you. Lay out the ROI.

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How to Prepare a Business Case for a New LMS

WBT Systems

Then, in our next post, we’ll explain how to make a compelling presentation of that case. Don’t overlook competing programs from other associations, higher education institutions, MOOCs, and for-profit companies, like LinkedIn, Udemy, and firms in your industry. Next week, our post will explain how to present your case for a new LMS.

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The Market for Adult Lifelong Learning

Leading Learning

Lifelong” simply emphasizes that learning is ever-present in the life of every human being. While, by its nature, content marketing may not produce revenue directly, it is a huge indirect driver of revenue for the companies and individuals that produce it. billion in 2015.