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Time for a MOOC-like makeover

Aaron Wolowiec

But either way, MOOCs probably aren’t going anywhere, so it’s wise to take some tips from their success. So what’s a MOOC? A MOOC is a social, networked learning experience that blends a subject matter expert (instructor), technology and convenience. There are MOOC-like things associations can do to entice learners.

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Associations play an important role in higher education

Aaron Wolowiec

But with credentialing programs, MOOCs, conferences and other online offerings, associations can fill the skills gap. You are just at the beginning of an exciting and accelerating lifelong learning process. Try MOOCs or coding camps. However, there’s a huge divide in the readiness of such skills. Try it all.

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Associations play an important role in higher education

Aaron Wolowiec

But with credentialing programs, MOOCs, conferences and other online offerings, associations can fill the skills gap. You are just at the beginning of an exciting and accelerating lifelong learning process. Try MOOCs or coding camps. However, there’s a huge divide in the readiness of such skills. Try it all.

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Association Brain Food: 5.9.25

Reid All About it

NetForum offers insights and strategies for addressing four challenges associations face when theyre compelled to do more with less : inefficient processes, staff shortages, technology limitations, and budget constraints. Discover a few straightforward yet powerful strategic processes you can apply right away or implement with your team.

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The State of Association E-Learning: Cloudy with a Chance of Sunshine

WBT Systems

Develop processes for e-learning product development and pricing. A deeper dive into the survey reveals additional missed opportunities for associations: 66% of survey participants do not have a formal, documented product development process for e-learning programs. Do you have a process for working with subject matter experts?

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Challenges and Opportunities for Association Education Programs

WBT Systems

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.

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How to Prepare a Business Case for a New LMS

WBT Systems

Efficiency issues for staff: wasted time, manual processes, and lack of automation. Don’t overlook competing programs from other associations, higher education institutions, MOOCs, and for-profit companies, like LinkedIn, Udemy, and firms in your industry. How will processes and workflows in other departments change with a new LMS?

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