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The Importance of an LMS Roadmap When Selecting a Learning Platform

WBT Systems

Are you using a 20th century system in the 21st century? A product roadmap is the vendor’s plan for their software’s continual improvement. How about improving system performance or security? You want to invest in software that’s flexible enough to adapt to new conditions. Is your LMS provider stuck in a rut?

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2018 eLearning Predictions: Updated Hype Curve

Forj

As Mark Iafrate of Accredible , an evangelist for badges, has suggested, these standards could continue to exist in a layered system that rests atop distributed ledgers. For one thing, you need a whole new piece of software (an LRS ) that is separate from your LMS and is going to cost you more money.

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How to Prepare a Business Case for a New LMS

WBT Systems

As dysfunctional and frustrating as that old learning management system (LMS) is, your association still relies upon it. Technical issues: configurations, software upgrades, and security risks. Document any missed opportunities because of your system’s limited functionality. But you can’t, not yet anyways. Reporting limitations.

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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. Besides the time it takes to pull data from different systems, the reports are often limited in the insights they can offer.

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Association Brain Food: 7.1.22

Reid All About it

WBT Systems takes a look at the hype, metaverses in action right now, and ways your association could experiment with the metaverse. He pulls out association-relevant findings from the successes of MOOCs, LinkedIn Learning, Khan Academy, The Great Courses, Udemy, and Degreed. Multi-generational teams. Professional development.

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3 E-learning Myths It’s Time to Put to Bed

Aaron Wolowiec

It has become a fact of life for learners of all ages, and particularly for those who are coming up through the K-12 and higher education systems – in other words, future association members and lifelong learning customers. 3: People won’t pay for e-learning.

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Help Your Members Across the Digital Readiness Gap

WBT Systems

Familiarity with education technology : How familiar people are with online learning, MOOCs, digital badges, Khan Academy, and other online educational resources. You may need the assistance of marketing automation or email marketing software to identify these members. Digital Readiness Spectrum.

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