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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. Learning business. The corporate market is a growing profit center for them—and could be for your association too. Membership tiers. to 2:45 p.m.

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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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The Market for Adult Lifelong Learning

Leading Learning

Our view at Leading Learning is that lifelong learning, by definition, occurs throughout life. It’s very hard to say how large the total market for lifelong learning is, mostly because of the limited definitions of “lifelong learning” and “adult learning” that most market analysts use. Again, definitions are a big issue.

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What does the collaborative economy mean for associations?

Mizz Information

Going by that definition, I’d say the association world definitely has something to worry about. Continuing education --I am no expert in continuing education, but I know enough to know that some professions require a certain number of CE hours per year or other term to maintain certification or other professional credentials.

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Smithsonian Dives Deeper Into Online Learning. What Now for Associations?

Associations Now

There’s no pressure, there’s no homework, there’s no exams—unlike a MOOC [Massive Open Online Course] where you have to show up on Tuesdays at 11:00,” said Edward Leon, chief brand officer at The Great Courses. The courses will give learners a different kind of experience. This is not the Smithsonian’s first time licensing its content.

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2018 eLearning Predictions: Updated Hype Curve

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When a learner accumulates a sufficient balance of CE credits over a certain span of time, she achieves maintenance of certification. Artificial Intelligence and Predictive Modeling: As we’ve previously pointed out, it’s hard to define what AI is, and if you accept a wide definition of AI then it has been in use in eLearning for a while.

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On Learning Well: A Practical Look at Metalearning for Learning Businesses

Leading Learning

As learning business professionals, we must be careful how we use extrinsic motivators—whether praise, a digital badge, or a certification designation. a certification exam), or somewhere along the spectrum. Even when we don’t have direct impact, we’re likely to have influence. a proctored exam) to informal (e.g.,

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