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The T3 Innovation Network is exploring emerging technologies and standards in the talent marketplace to create more equitable and effective learning and career pathways.

The T3 Innovation Network is exploring emerging technologies and standards in the talent marketplace to create more equitable and effective learning and career pathways.

Susan Forseille, Thompson Rivers University, CanadaDecember 6 16h00

Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems. Zoom Rooms is the original software-based conference room solution used around the world in board, conference, huddle, and training rooms, as well as executive offices and classrooms. Founded in 2011, Zoom helps businesses and organizations bring their teams together in a frictionless environment to get more done. Zoom is a publicly traded company headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Although MOOCs platforms offer a unique way to provide information for a large cohort of participants, only a small percentage of participants complete MOOCs. The high number of dropouts in MOOCs is a key challenge, and the literature suggests that it can be affected by participants' motivation. However, it is not known how and to what extent motivation influences participants’ dropout in MOOCs. There is a need to provide an overview of the role of motivation in MOOCs’ retention. In this study, we aimed to identify motivational factors and theories that affect participants’ retention in MOOCs and explain how does motivation supports participants to complete MOOCs. To do so, a systematic review was conducted using specific inclusion and exclusion criteria and a set of relevant keywords and databases which resulted in 50 relevant publications. Our analysis led us to identify six main motivational factors that influence participants’ MOOCs completion including academic, social, course, personal, professional, and technological motives. These factors were divided into two main categories including need-based motivation and interest-based motivation. The results showed that academic motives play the most important role in participants’ MOOCs retention compared to the other factors. It was also found that self-determination theory was used as the most dominant theory to support participants’ motivation for MOOCs completion. In addition, the results revealed that the motivational factors not only impacts participants’ MOOCs retention directly, but also this impact is mediated by participant satisfaction, self-regulation, attitude toward using MOOCs, performance, engagement, and level of participation. Based on the results, further implications for practice and future research are provided.

GreenLight Credentials is pleased to report that the Rural College Promise initiative, which was created in 2021, has been a resounding success, meeting all established goals. Our team of partners has demonstrated exceptional collaboration and skill in delivering a platform that has exceeded expecta

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Congratulations to our first grantees— six teams that will work to scale adoption of learning and employment records and advance skills-based hiring across the United States.

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The funding will help equip Coloradans to make informed career decisions and access high-quality training and employment.

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An ed-tech giant’s ambitious moves into digital credentialing and learner records.

Webinar held on October 16, 2023

Terminology is important. The words or names we use to label and describe a program, project, innovation, or movement can make or break the success of those initiatives.

The case for trust innovation in learning credentials.

Much of the debate around whether college is worth it or not centers on cost and overall value. However, it is still a fact that for most Americans, a college degree pays off. Those with bachelor’s degrees earn a median of $2.8 million over their careers, 75 percent more than those with only a high-school […]

Education innovation will transform lifetime learning in two main ways: compacting instruction into digestible bites and standardising how microcredentials are used and delivered in (and beyond) higher education