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Docebo whitepaper sheds light on the future of corporate MOOCs
Athens, Georgia, USA, February 11, 2015 A whitepaper from
Docebo on massive open online courses (MOOCs) explores the genre's
popularity in the corporate learning world and its future viability
in the academic world.
The whitepaper is the result of a
recent webinar, which featured a lively discussion between four
online learning specialists:
- John Leh, CEO and Lead Analyst at Talented Learning - an LMS
selection consultant who helps organizations plan and implement
technology strategies that support extended enterprise learning.
- Dr Mike Orey, an Associate Professor at the University of Georgia
- a teacher, researcher, designer, developer and visionary.
- Aaron Silvers - a designer, technologist and strategist
responsible for helping to bring massively adopted learning
technologies into organizations around the world, notably SCORM and
xAPI (otherwise known as Tin Can). He also leads the IEEE Learning
Technology Standards Committee charged with the international
industry standardization of the xAPI.
- Erica LeBlanc, the Operations Development Manager for the IP and
Science division of Thomson Reuters, where she manages a team of
instructional designers focusing on the creation and delivery of
customized sales training courses.
In addition, the whitepaper contains an ‘afterword' by Josh Squires,
Docebo's Chief Operating Officer, EMEA, in which he argues that,
while the idea of millions of people collaborating on a single
subject in a shared learning environment is exciting, in reality
MOOCs are unlikely to attain their original promise.
Josh believes that MOOCs are still struggling to find a market niche
within the corporate world - since it's difficult for any but the
largest corporations to generate a following around a subject that
they're willing to make freely available to everyone.
On the other hand, MOOCs seem to abound in the academic world - but
those offering the MOOCs are now wondering how to make money from
the intellectual property that comprises these courses.
MOOCs provide greater access to learning and a wider range of
knowledge from different cultures and countries but, as the Docebo
webinar participants agreed, technology isn't beneficial merely
because it's there. Nonetheless, MOOCs have already shown their
potential to disrupt the academic and corporate learning worlds - in
terms of price, technology and even pedagogy - even if research
shows that MOOC participants tend to come from the already
well-educated and privileged in society.
Docebo's whitepaper - following the lines of the webinar discussion
- considers ten MOOC-related questions:
1. What's a MOOC?
2. What's the future for MOOCs?
3. From a corporate perspective, what types of MOOCs are there, how
are they being implemented and why would a corporation want a MOOC?
4. Are MOOCs really a disruptive force in learning?
5. What's the primary benefit to businesses offering MOOCs?
6. Will MOOCs up-end the fundamental structure of teaching -
especially in a corporate setting?
7. What will be the effect of MOOCs in developing countries and
immature learning markets?
8. How do you see corporate acceptance of MOOC-based education?
9. How can you close the gap between MOOCs' high enrolment and low
completion rates?
10. Are MOOCs actually disrupting anything?
Josh Squires commented: 'There are models that have proven
successful within some organizations so, if your heart is set on a
MOOC, there's a case to be made to launch one. However, you should
examine your business requirements and evaluate whether a MOOC is
needed to solve your issue, or whether some high quality, targeted
learning can achieve your objective.'
To access the Docebo MOOC whitepaper, visit:
https://www.docebo.com/landing/learning-management-system/moocs-whitepaper.php?PRBOB
About Docebo
Docebo's Cloud-based, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Enterprise
learning management system (LMS) is sold in more than 70 countries.
Established in 2005, Docebo has over 28,000 installations and offers
an enterprise solution for mid-sized to large organizations.
Customers benefit from Docebo solutions thanks to a scalable pricing
model, a third party integration (via API), and reliable service
available 24/7 to further enhance the user experience.
For more information, visit www.Docebo.com or contact Dario De
Angelis at +39 039.2323286, or email press@docebo.com