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The future of MOOCs

E-Learning Provocateur

As the latest edition of Educause Review indicates, universities are fee-for-service businesses. No more lazy professors, no more specious journal articles. Content providers will wag the long tail. When I look into my crystal ball, I foresee that MOOCs will rock our world, and they will do so in 15 ways… 1.

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Business of Learning

Tony Karrer

While increasing amount of concept work and the pace of change puts a premium on learning, the business of learning faces an incredibly difficult time. In the past few weeks, I've had some really eye-opening conversations about the state of Learning as a Business. But that doesn't mean you have a viable business.

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The future of MOOCs

E-Learning Provocateur

As the latest edition of Educause Review indicates, universities are fee-for-service businesses. No more lazy professors, no more specious journal articles. Content providers will wag the long tail. When I look into my crystal ball, I foresee that MOOCs will rock our world, and they will do so in 15 ways… 1.

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e-Clippings (Learning As Art): Day 4 - Man.Im just getting warmed up! (and a shocker!)

Mark Oehlert

found via an article in the Wall Street Journal) turns out that a Harvard professor has found out that the arguments put forward by WIRED editor Chris Anderson in The Long Tail, might not be exactly spot on. " Elberse writes that "It is therefore highly disputable that much money can be made in the tail.

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Do You Trust Me?

The Learning Circuits

Chris Anderson (Editor of Wired Magazine and author of the new book The Long Tail ) and John Hagel(author of The Only Sustainable Edge ) were lively and provocative. In the next day or so, I'll summarize the discussion what the impact on media business practice and what changes in the media will mean for society.

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Listen: Discover Financial Services’ Jon Kaplan on tuition assistance programs and the importance of building trust among your learning team

CLO Magazine

Like me, you came into this job not from a learning and development background but more from a media and journalism background. Ashley: I’ve definitely learned that CLOs are a very educated group of people which shouldn’t be surprising since they’re in the business of learning and development. Ashley: Sure.

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10 Effective Content Marketing Strategies for Edtech Business

Think Orion

Our article looks closely at the importance of content marketing for Edtech businesses and how education tech businesses grow using it. Why Do Edtech Businesses Need a Content Marketing Strategy? Both HubSpot and CMI agree that content marketing is now a core business strategy.

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