1. Foundations of Educational Theory for Online Learning
Athabasca University Press eBooksPublished 31 December 2008
Mohamed Ally
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Foundations of Educational Theory for Online Learning di Mohamed Ally costituisce la parte introduttiva di Theory and practice of online learning, una guida curata da Terry Anderson e Fathi Elloumi e pubblicata online dalla Athabasca University.
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Foundations of Educational Theory for Online Learning di Mohamed Ally costituisce la parte introduttiva di Theory and practice of online learning, una guida curata da Terry Anderson e Fathi Elloumi e pubblicata online dalla Athabasca University (http://cde.athabascau. ca/online_book/). Il testo rappresenta un significativo passo avanti nella riflessione sul mondo della formazione Open e sulle difficolta e potenzialita che le nuove tecnologie per la comunicazione e l’informazione offrono alla formazione superiore. L’esperienza piu che trentennale dell’Athabasca University e gli studi condotti dai suoi ricercatori, messi a disposizione di enti e istituzioni dell’e-Learning attraverso il Creative Commons Copyright, assicurano una cifra di qualita e una risorsa preziosa per la ricerca.
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