In 2012, the New York Times proclaimed the “Year of the MOOC.” Massive open online classes were all the rage, and they remain popular four years later. However, as Training Industry CEO Doug Harward wrote in 2013, their business model needed to change...
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Recent reports suggest that digital books aren’t gaining popularity as quickly as initially predicted, particularly in higher education. However, in the corporate training space, interactive digital content has been celebrated as an innovator, and...
Organizational leaders across all industry sectors are recognizing that the buzz in digital technologies – social, mobile, analytics, cloud (SMAC) – is much more than talk these days.
Mastery of core academic skills is certainly important, but employers need critical thinkers, problem solvers and leaders to tackle the challenges of the 21st-century workplace.
A quick perusal of recent popular press articles on higher education reveals an ongoing criticism – these programs deliver less than perfect labor market returns on investment (ROI). As federally funded student aid rules change, higher education...