In our previous post, we introduced the need to create new performance indicators for corporate MOOCs. In this post, we explore the value of regularity as an indicator.
How regular is a user’s learning in a MOOC? How important is regularity for course success? How can regularity be measured? What does a learner’s regularity pattern tell recruiters? How should course design support regularity?
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Jean-Marc Tassetto, Coorpacademy, online training
As the son of a school teacher with a passion for educational issues, a marketing professional and a geek who pursued part of his career at SFR (one of the major French mobile operators) and as the director of Google France, Jean-Marc Tassetto had a few arguments for entering the world of EdTech. His motto, along with the two other founders of Coorpacademy, was to revolutionize continuing education and online learning by freeing the will to learn. Here, we take a look at the history and the concept of Coorpacademy, his startup based at Lausanne’s EPFL, a bright star in the world of EdTech enjoying healthy growth and having just secured the largest round of funding in the sector of EdTech in Europe, €10 million. Continue reading “Online learning: never again!”
Post initial hype about massive numbers of participants signing-up to follow MOOCs, the ensuing discussion concerned equally massive drop-out rates. Researchers and practitioners now seem to agree that completion and drop-out rates are not THE crucial performance indicators of MOOCs and their learners. They argue that many learners do not even strive to complete the course because they are interested in only a part of the course or because they want to simply watch the course material. When computing drop-out rates only for those participants who have committed to completing the course, either by paying for certification or by indicating the objective of completion in the registration form, drop-out is no longer alarming and instead close to rates in offline learning settings. (cf. EPFL(1)) Continue reading “Analytics-driven corporate MOOCs – performance indicators beyond completion rates”
What will be your job tomorrow? What kind of capacity will you need to acquire ten years from now? That’s hard to say, but one thing is certain: informal “soft skills” will be in high demand.
In 2016, Schneider Electric ranked #4 in the eCAC 40 ranking published by Les Echos media group, aimed at assessing the digital maturity of France’s largest listed companies. The group is indeed successfully conducting their digital transformation, although the actual implementation is not that easy. Products and services are complex and are directly affected by emerging technologies, which can be either opportunities or threats. In this rapidly changing context, Schneider Electric puts the digital at the heart of its strategy, especially with its start-ups acquisition and satellisation programs. The latest Silicon Valley Innovation Program, launched in 2016 May, enables to discover and develop start-ups at the crossroads of energy and IOT. However, in order to take advantage of these innovations and force the organization to become more agile, the human factor remains the key success factor. Priya Giri, Vice President of Human Resources Systems at Schneider Electric, answered four questions about Schneider Electric digital transformation program.
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Shower of rewards for Coorpacademy! After the Alice 2016 Prize (National Prize for Continuing Education) awarded to Coorpacademy by the FSEA Swiss Federation for Continuing Education.
Coorpacademy is the winner of the Grand Prix Swiss Venture Club (SVC) Suisse Romande 2016 among more than 80 candidates and only Startup rewarded!
EdTech start-up which is set to revolutionize e-learning in business, Coorpacademy just raised 10 million euros from Serena Capital, NextStage AM and Debiopharm Investment funds. Continue reading “Coorpacademy raises 10 million euros and achieves one of the most important fundraisings in the European EdTech sector”
“The problem we had to attack is that corporate e-learning is boring,” said cofounder Jean-Marc Tassetto. “Our ambition is to bring back the pleasure of learning, and to encourage learners to develop their skills to their full potential.”
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