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We have come across several interesting articles in the past couple of weeks, which discuss some of the social, political and economic changes that are currently impacting how we work and learn. Most certification academic standards have limited value – without the ability to apply learning.
There are a multitude of blogs and articles outlining the benefits of taking free online courses for professional development to advance your career, but do these courses actually deliver the value and opportunity they profess to provide to adult learners?
Articles, videos, podcast episodes and conference session recordings. Extrinsic motivators like certificates and digital badges show others what you know and what you can do, but intrinsic motivators drive a person forward. 10 Secrets of Online Course Design from Award-Winning MOOCs. How to Motivate Certification Candidates.
That was the impetus behind this recent article I wrote for the Midwest Society of Association Executives that was published in their August 2013 issue.). Reframe Delivery – Massive open online courses or “MOOCs” are effectively disrupting the landscape. If you haven’t started a certification program – NOW is the time to do it.
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.
Plus, associations can’t afford to pretend Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) don’t exist. Wong equates hiring to dating: “You’ve got to meet them and figure out what they’re like (or what they aren’t like) and see if there’s a future there,” he says in a recent LinkedIn article. (h/t Don’t Fear the MOOCs. h/t @kkish ).
During those 15 years, we’ve worked with a lot of organizations, done a lot of research, published hundreds of articles and podcasts along with numerous reports , hosted more than a hundred Webinars , and run multiple events , online and off. Access our interview with Peter C. Taylor here.). million learners.
Reading more of the article drew even more connections between what Smithsonian is attempting to do and what associations strive to do with their meetings and education offerings. Of course, it piqued my interest being that it falls under the umbrella of topics I cover in this blog. There’s no pressure, there’s no homework, there’s no exams.
In this article, we’ll look at key aspects of this market and consider how it is likely to evolve in coming years. That said, in our own work we have chosen to focus specifically on adult lifelong learning, and the focus of the article is on the market for adult lifelong learning. It is not limited to adulthood or late adulthood.
A related approach is giving learners an article to read, such as a scientific article that describes people who did not have natural ability but who developed exceptional skills. As learning business professionals, we must be careful how we use extrinsic motivators—whether praise, a digital badge, or a certification designation.
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