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Open online courses in Colombia: Report of an educational and technological experiment
Leal Fonseca, Diego E.

PublishedSeptember 2010
ConferenceUOC, OU, BYU
CountryColombia, South America

ABSTRACT
Based on a discussion of the background, features and limitations of open online courses, this paper describes a technological solution to support their offering, built on online tools that don't require self-managed hosting. This is a proof of concept that intends to highlight the possibilities and obstacles related to this kind of educational practice in a Latin American context.

Keywords OER adoption · open education · open online courses · teaching methods · case study

Published atBarcelona
Languageeng
Rightsby-nc-nd/3.0
URLhttp://openaccess.uoc.edu/webapps/o2/bitstream/10609/5101/6/Leal.pdf
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