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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. If you’re selecting any type of technology that relies on integration, you must read this non-technical guide on API for association leaders.

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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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A Big Course From a Small Association

Associations Now

One executive at a state association has taken the lead on educating healthcare workers on a pressing national issue via a MOOC. So last fall she started thinking about a MOOC —short for massive open online course, which is designed to deliver education to students with various interests and learning styles, at a flexible pace.

Course 40
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The Market for Adult Lifelong Learning

Leading Learning

From YouTube videos to social media communities to the age-old institution of local book groups, lifelong learning permeates nearly all aspects of our lives whether we are conscious of it or not—and technology has multiplied the options exponentially. Advances in technology have been particularly important for this group.

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15 Changes in the Learning Business Landscape

Leading Learning

The huge drop in costs is one of the main factors fueling the growth of e-learning and the ability of more learning businesses to provide it. It is also one of the main factors that made it possible for organizations to pivot their education and events online when the pandemic hit full force in March 2020. The Creator Economy.

Course 101
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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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