Why online teaching requires rigorous training (Mary Burns)
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December 18, 2013
I am presently working in South America—a continent of gente amable, stunning vistas, and an exploding online learning environment. In my work with the Government of Ecuador’s National Education University (helping to conceptualize and design its online and blended programs), I have had numerous conversations with various representatives from universities, governments, and online learning programs—in Europe and North and South America—about online learning.
One impression continues to nag at me from these conversations — there seems to be a lack of concern for preparing instructors to teach online. We know that