Posts Tagged ‘online education’
Online engagement: EOCCS Learning Community symposium 14-15 September
This blog is an unapologetic plug for the 7th EOCCS Learning Community symposium on the topic of online engagement. When considering this blog post, I remembered the various blogs I have written over the years on the subject of engagement. Blogs such as: Marvellous – a blueprint for student engagement? and, Youth (and education) wasted…
Read MoreCEDEP and Rome Business School courses receive EOCCS certification
We are pleased to announce that the following institutions were recently granted the EOCCS certification for their courses: CEDEP Mastering Business Excellence – Learning in a Virtual Environment Rome Business School – three courses part of the Master in Marketing and Sales. Accounting and Budgeting Human Resources Management Project and Operations Management Acknowledging the institutions,…
Read MoreTrust me…I’m a micro-credential!
Micro-credentials have become synonymous with short, flexible, stackable, affordable, inclusive qualifications focused on skills development. Most recently, they have proliferated through the medium of online instruction. In the recent EOCCS Community webinar “Making micro-credentials work” (available on YouTube), our panellists discussed a number of practical issues relating to micro-credentials, including the central question of trust.…
Read MoreOpening doors into computer science and AI at OPIT Open Institute of Technology
AI is changing the way we work. Hiring demand for tech workers is estimated to accelerate in the next five years, with the U.S. alone adding more than a million new tech jobs by the end of the decade. In order to challenge this, OPIT Open Institute of Technology, has introduced two degrees, a BSc…
Read MoreINSEAD reinvents lifelong learning with subscription-based mobile app
INSEAD, The Business School for the World, has announced the launch of the INSEAD Learning Hub, an innovative subscription-based mobile app for lifelong learning. As the world becomes increasingly complex and the business landscape changes faster than ever, success in the future of work requires continuous lifelong learning, an approach that has evolved from teacher-centred to…
Read MoreThe power of digital marketing in the online learning industry
How can the online learning industry benefit from digital marketing? Elie Sarkis, Digital Marketing Trainer and Consultant at GBSB Global Business School, tells Stephanie Mullins more. Here’s what he had to say: Digital marketing has the potential to revolutionise the online learning industry. With the increasing popularity of e-learning platforms, digital marketing has become a crucial tool for…
Read MoreWe may need face-to-face learning but do we really need face-to-face assessment?
At this stage of recovery, following the pandemic, many Universities are reflecting on their experience of remote learning and remote assessment. The reflection is not always comfortable. Of course, the pandemic was an emergency, and had Universities been blessed with the time to consider the challenges of online exams and other assessments, we may have…
Read MoreEngage for the Future: NEOMA Business School unveils 2023-2027 strategic plan
NEOMA Business School has unveiled its new 2023-2027 strategic plan, “Engage for the Future”, bolstered by a 40% growth in budget and a 250% increase in the number of programme applicants over the last five years. The school’s network of international partners has grown by 400 organisations and institutions. “We are proud of several major…
Read MoreNEOMA Business School’s new iLearning courses structured like TV series
Three new remote courses, which are structured based on storytelling techniques in the film and television industry, have been introduced for the 2022-2023 academic year at NEOMA Business School. These new “iLearning” courses cast participants in a specific role, for instance, Chief Digital Officer. Knowledge is acquired through a gameplay-like format which increases the potential…
Read MoreThe “new normal”: How schools are embedding COVID19 digital lessons
EFMD Online Course Certification System (EOCCS) Director Keith Pond provides an overview of the recent EOCCS Community Webinar that took place in December. “Emergency remote” teaching during the recent pandemic was seen as a problem by many but an opportunity by others. COVID-19 appeared to accelerate changes in Management Learning and Teaching that were already…
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