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10 Secrets of Online Course Design from Award-Winning MOOCs

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

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Once you know what you want to study, explore all formats, both in-person classes, workshops, conferences, and presentations, and online courses, conferences, summits, and webinars. Consider all sources: associations, colleges and universities, industry vendors, for-profit organizations, and MOOCs.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 10.7.16

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Class Central has reviewed and compiled a list of The Best Intro to Programming Courses for Data Science. 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. Mon 10/10 at 1 p.m.* – How to Prepare for an IRS Audit.

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Challenges and Opportunities for Association Education Programs

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Here, associations have a huge opportunity and advantage over their MOOC competitors to lead the required change in continuing education – the issues of industry knowledge trust, authentication, and validation of qualifications earned. Look for a peer, or even a group of peers, with whom you can meet regularly. .”

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Remember the 3 E’s When Marketing Educational Programs

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Then, make the sale—move your prospect from thinking “I should take a class” to “I am registered for a class.”. Besides other associations, you now have online professional platforms like LinkedIn (now owned by Microsoft) and Udacity to worry about, plus all the MOOCs like Coursera and EdX. You’re not selling a program.

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8 New Ideas for Engaging Online Students

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For many adults, taking a class online is a new learning experience. An online instructor must understand not only how learners learn but also how to leverage technology to help them take in and retain information. 10 Secrets of Online Course Design from Award-Winning MOOCs. How to Motivate Certification Candidates.

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The State of the MOOC: What Associations Should Know

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Massive open online courses, or MOOCs, have been around long enough that some strong takeaways are starting to show themselves. Read on to see what Harvard and MIT have learned about MOOCs—and what your association should keep in mind. Learning About Business Models.

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