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A case study of work-based learning through the design of edX MOOCs for Latin America and the Caribbean Cover

A case study of work-based learning through the design of edX MOOCs for Latin America and the Caribbean

Open Praxis
Volume 12 (2020): Issue 3
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Open Access
|Sep 2020
Figures & tables

Figures & Tables

Table 1

Professional Specializations/Job Functions of Study Sample

Professional DisciplinesJob Function
Subject Matter ExpertsResearch, sourcing educational content, disseminating thematic knowledge via videos and other media, advising on discussion forums and student assessments
Instructional DesignersInstructional design, mapping course objectives with learning activities and educational resources, educational technology optimization
Administrative Assistants (Communication and Production Coordinators)Transversal coordination and scheduling of operations, budgeting, hiring and liaising with external service providers, managing educational resources, liaising with edX, promoting courses on social media
Platform TechniciansLearning management system, course configuration via edX authoring tools (Studio, xModules/xBlocks), providing technical support to course registrants
Media ProducersVideo production, graphic design, animation, gamification, text transcription and translation
Figure 1

Conceptual framework

Table 2

Findings Chart

Professional DisciplinesPlatform TechniciansInstructional DesignersAdministrative AssistantsSubject Matter ExpertsMedia Producers
FindingParticipantsAlbertoPatricioEmiliaMarcelaCeliaXiomaraBeatrizSilvanaValeriaLuisaDanielCristinaFelipeKevinKarlaSimónVíctorPamelaTeresaRicardoTotalsPercentage
Work-based Learning via Labor-integrated ActivitiesXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX20100%
Developing Educational Resources or Learning ActivitiesXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX1680%
Need for Improving Organizational ProcessesXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX1785%
Facing Constant Technological UpgradesXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX1575%
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5944/openpraxis.12.3.1096 | Journal eISSN: 2304-070X
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Language: English
Page range: 383 - 397
Submitted on: Feb 1, 2020
Accepted on: May 31, 2020
Published on: Sep 30, 2020
Published by: International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
Open education,
MOOCs,
edX,
adult education,
work-based learning,
Latin America and the Caribbean

© 2020 Fabián Freire, published by International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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