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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. Using uncommon strategies from her book Elevating Engagement , learn how to create an energized and highly motivated membership.

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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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Reads of the Week: January 18, 2013

Reid All About it

If you’re interested in education and MOOCs and such, you’ve probably already read it. If the main value of association membership is networking, why pay dues when you can maintain those contacts easily and for free on your own?” Only 25% of associations have a content strategy. Time to shift.

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

Leading Learning

At the less scaffolded end of the spectrum, you might point them to resources (like Self-Directed Learning , 10 Ways to Be a Better Learner , Coursera’s Learning How to Learn MOOC, or this resource). That’s the main tenet of deliberate practice, a concept based on the work of psychologist Anders Ericsson. Deliberate practice.

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