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Association eLearning vs Free Online Courses

WBT Systems

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? Lower fees for learners due to the lower costs of delivering education online.

Course 236
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How to Motivate Certification Candidates

WBT Systems

The candidates for your association’s certification programs face the same challenges as CAE candidates: Finding time and money to earn the required continuing education credits. How can you motivate certification candidates and keep them on the credential path? 3 intrinsic drivers that motivate certification candidates.

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The Association?s Pursuit for Relevance: What Role Do Certifications, Certificates and Micro-Credentials Play?

Blue Sky eLearn

ICE is a leading developer of standards for both certification and certificate programs and is both a provider of and a clearinghouse for information on trends in certification, test development and delivery, assessment-based certificate programs, and other information relevant to the credentialing community.

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Social Learning: Integrating Courses with Community

Blue Sky eLearn

It’s easy to talk about the benefits of wrapping social features around more traditional courses and education initiatives but how does it all really work? . Setting up a dynamic , auto-populated community based on users who are engaged in a course is a great way to kick things off. Community Group . C ommunity participation (I.e.

Course 173
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Why Do We Care About Generations?

Association Analytics

For professional associations, things like the highest level of education or certifications earned – or asked for – are powerful. With the right tools though, and with the right effort, you can understand that maybe that course IS what everyone wants. And, of course, the wisdom. What about their goal?

Course 192
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Association Education and Certification: Best Benefit Ever

WBT Systems

There are lots of great ideas in this collection, and one theme that runs through the collection is that of innovative association education and certification programs that have been tailored to the specific needs or interests of the association membership. Best Benefit Ever = Association Education and Certification Programs.

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Online Course Marketing Tactics from Six-Figure Digital Entrepreneurs

WBT Systems

When digital entrepreneurs—those who make their living selling online products and services—see a need in their market, they design a revenue-generating online course to meet that need. They also use online course marketing tactics that help them become millionaires in the process. First, they promote and sell the course.

Course 186