17 Ways to Improve Your eLearning Program in 2017How to Create (and Keep) the Workforce You Need

Effective eLearning helps you train, retain, and attract the workforce your organization needs—now and in the future.If you’ve resolved to upgrade your employee education program this year, we’ve got 17 tips designed to improve the way you:

• Encourage employee professional development• Increase employee retention• Improve employee and enterprise performance• Enhance your eLearning program

Encourage Employee Professional Development

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Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.“

”—Gandhi

By 2020, more than 30% of desired skill sets for most occupations will be comprised of skills not yet considered crucial to the job today.

—World Economic Forum, 2016

Plan today to meet tomorrow’s needsWith a proactive training program that offers in-demand classes, you’ll nurture in-house skills development that supports your organization’s evolving needs.

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Artificial IntelligenceMicroMasters Program

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Support long-term professional developmentGo beyond just-in-time skills training to offer deep learning opportunities designed to advance careers—and build competency that has immediate on-the-job impact.

2 PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES

MICROMASTERS CREDENTIALS

Offer recognizable certificationsIncrease the incentive to participate in eLearning by offering formal programs with tangible, industry recognized honors.

3 VERIFIED CERTIFICATES

Plan custom, blended learning opportunitiesIf you’re transitioning from face-to-face to blended learning, online courses let you scale in a cost-effective way. Plus, adding specific online courses is a great way to create tailored training programs for teams across the organization.

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Increase Employee Retention

P A R T 2

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.“

”—Nelson Mandela

Many companies are expecting more than 25% of their workforce to leave in the next 6 years.

—edX Corporate Advisory Board, 2016

Decrease Millennial job-hoppingThey’re well-known for moving on. Offer the career growth opportunities Millennials seek to increase employee retention.

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Offer courses from the world’s best universities and institutions

Let them learn at their own pace

Adding learning opportunities from external sources, especially renowned universities, helps keep employees engaged in their jobs—and your company.

Self-paced, online courses give employees the flexibility to learn when—and where—they want.

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Today’s workforce wants to:

• Do meaningful work and make a difference• Work for companies that support their ambitions• Be in collaborative, trust-based cultures

Demonstrate that you’re actively invested in employee career planningA well-defined eLearning program engages employees in advancing their career paths, which increases workforce loyalty.

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Inclusive Leadership TrainingXSeries Program

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Improve Employee & Enterprise Performance

P A R T 3

An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.“ ”—Benjamin Franklin

Revenue generated per employee is 26% higher for companies that offer training using technology, including eLearning.

—Bersin & Associates, 2016

Offer programs and courses that provide the knowledge, skills, and deep learning that build confidenceConfident employees are more likely to take swift action when an opportunity arises.

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EdX has a breadth of course offerings that address many emerging trends:

• 1000+ courses• 30+ subject areas • 100+ institutions

Keep skills current and prepare for future trendsOffer Artificial Intelligence, Data Science Ethics, Cybersecurity Fundamentals, and more.

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Create social and collaborative programs for your Millennial teamsEnable private cohorts and team discussions to facilitate inter-company learning.

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Take advantage of low-cost MOOCsMassive open online courses are creating new, cost-effective educational opportunities.

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Enhance Your eLearning Program

P A R T 4

Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.“ ”

—Albert Einstein

A foundational capability of the edX platform, interleaved testing, improves learning by 27%.—Gabrieli, 2016

• Information Technology • Business & Management • Data Analysis

Offer more courses

Scale your eLearning program cost effectively

Seamlessly integrate the entire edX catalog, or part of it, into your existing LMS to offer more course and training options for your employees.

Achieve global scale at $0 marginal cost. EdX offers thousands of courses and in-demand subjects.

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• Professional Skills • 25+ Additional Subject Areas

Leverage data to improve your eLearning programWe track every click so you can use learner behavior and outcomes for data-driven program improvements and see how your employees are learning and progressing.

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Collaborate with a partner dedicated to improving and increasing access to educationAs a non-profit online learning destination and MOOC platform founded by Harvard University and The Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2012, edX is on a mission to increase access to high-quality education for learners everywhere.

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Consult with edX to create a customized curriculum for your organization

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