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Value-based accreditation: Continuing with the CE credit economy, we note that many CE providers are concerned with competition in the market, which we can describe in economic terms as deflation of the price of CE credit. We like that idea, and we agree that you need to provide many different pricing models. All the MOOCs out there.
And then comes the price tag. But with credentialing programs, MOOCs, conferences and other online offerings, associations can fill the skills gap. Try MOOCs or coding camps. While I had an internship, the focus then on skills (vs. education) wasn’t nearly as strong. Mix and match educational opportunities. Try it all.
And then comes the price tag. But with credentialing programs, MOOCs, conferences and other online offerings, associations can fill the skills gap. Try MOOCs or coding camps. While I had an internship, the focus then on skills (vs. education) wasn’t nearly as strong. Mix and match educational opportunities. Try it all.
Develop processes for e-learning product development and pricing. Don’t forget LinkedIn, colleges and universities , MOOCs, and other for-profit online learning platforms.). Does your association have a process for setting prices for e-learning products? When’s the last time you did competitive research? Use of mobile learning.
Reframe Delivery – Massive open online courses or “MOOCs” are effectively disrupting the landscape. Beyond webinars and other virtual mechanisms, the technology supporting MOOCs are leading instructors to radically re-evaluate how content is chunked absent a “time” requirement. Don’t let the new for-profit schools steal your advantage.
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. Overturn traditional assumptions about price/performance relationships. Experiment with new ways of delivering popular content.
Not many, not at the prices charged by universities today. Thanks to MOOCs , many people around the world are patching together a college-level education by taking classes from Brown, Penn, UVA, Harvard and other respected universities. They design the curriculum for their online education.
LMS provider WBT Systems writes about instructional design innovations that associations could borrow from “ModPo” and a few other award-winning MOOCs. A few years ago I took an excellent online Coursera course, Modern American Poetry. Here’s another good article about phishing attacks—this time the focus is on chapters. Duration: 1 hour.
We use “membership” as an excuse to sell more stuff at discounted prices to members. In addition to membership, we create and try to sell access to products like: newsletters/publications, research, online education, meetings and conventions, certifications, online job banks, and more.
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. I love the idea of a small, focused conference where you can actually get to know people, so I hope to meet many of you there. Learning business.
A look at some of the roles associations can play as the price and demand for traditional higher education continue to climb. Take massive open online courses, or MOOCs, for example. Can associations ever take the place of colleges? This was a question posed recently by Jeff Cobb , managing director and cofounder of Tagoras.
College may never be the same By Mary Beth Marklein, USA TODAY Massive Open Online Courses --MOOCs, for short. And MOOCs already have attracted the interest of some employers, paving the way for a potential revenue source. Is there a "magic" price for association membershi. All in less than a year.
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. Second, associations may need to consider the pricing structure of their learning opportunities and events.
Coursera and edX, the two largest and most recognizable massive open online course (MOOC) providers, were both founded in 2012. Arguably, digital badges have managed to gain traction mainly because the large MOOC providers and LinkedIn have found them valuable. billion in 2015. But what giveth also taketh away.
MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses): Offered by elite educational institutions, these courses can accommodate thousands of students, democratizing access to top-tier education. Affordability: Often more cost-effective than traditional courses, online education provides quality learning without the hefty price tag.
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