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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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Association Brain Food: 5.12.23

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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. Creativity in the Time of AI Learn techniques to inspire your teams’ creativity. Learning business. Membership tiers. More info/register.

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The Importance of an LMS Roadmap When Selecting a Learning Platform

WBT Systems

If you’re not sure how to use some part of your system, talk to your support team. Everyone— colleges and universities , for-profits, and MOOCs—is getting into the lifelong learning business. You want a team whose software is positioned for the future, not dated, and who will evolve with their clients. Competition is increasing.

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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? 1 CMP credit.

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How to Prepare a Business Case for a New LMS

WBT Systems

Don’t overlook competing programs from other associations, higher education institutions, MOOCs, and for-profit companies, like LinkedIn, Udemy, and firms in your industry. By now, you can identify staff stakeholders who will be on your project team. Can you deliver content in any way you wish? What do they offer that you can’t?

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How Associations Can Transform Higher Education

Reid All About it

Project management and team dynamics. Thanks to MOOCs , many people around the world are patching together a college-level education by taking classes from Brown, Penn, UVA, Harvard and other respected universities. Financial management, both personal and business. They design the curriculum for their online education.

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How to Get Your Association to Support Staff’s Professional Development

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Your team/department: how will it help your department meet its goals? Consider all sources: associations, colleges and universities, industry vendors, for-profit organizations, and MOOCs. Offer to share your new skills and knowledge with others on your team—describe these “trickle down” benefits. Resolve problems?

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