Designing capacity-building in e-learning expertise: Challenges and strategies

Authors:
J. C. Aczel;S. R. Peake;P. Hardy
Affiliations:
Institute of Educational Technology, The Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, UK;Institute of Educational Technology, The Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, UK;University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI), Department of Business Management and Social Science, Palazzo E, 6928 Manno Lugano, Switzerland
Venue:
Computers & Education
Year:
2008

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Abstract

This research study looks at how organizations in developing countries perceive the challenge of building capacity in e-learning expertise. Data was collected on six such organizations, and a range of perceived rationales and constraints were identified. The paper hypothesizes a four-part framework to define the e-learning capacity gaps that these circumstances appear to represent: the ''instructional design capacity gap'', the ''production capacity gap'', the ''tutorial capacity gap'' and the ''community building gap''. The framework is used to re-examine the data to explore the ways in which the organizations' e-learning activities might constitute strategic responses to the hypothesized capacity gaps.