COURSES

Goals

The objective of this course is to introduce students with: - basic terms, concepts, and solutions in the field of e-learning; - trends in the usage of information technology for learning and teaching; - influence of e-learning to the acquisition of knowledge and general economics development; - modern distance learning methods and approaches. Students within this course: - get acquainted with the possibilities, opportunities and threats resulting in educational technology; - get acquainted with the “state of the art” educational tools and approaches, applicable to concrete environments.

Curriculum

1) The basis of information support to educational processes: Terminology and theoretical approaches to learning process information support. Basic characteristics of e-learning. The development of computer-based education: didactical models, organizational background and e-learning models. Media and distance knowledge transfer. E-learning development trends. 2) Technological aspects of e-learning: E-learning technological infrastructure. E-learning elements: ICT for e-learning, educational technologies, e-learning management, mentoring support, technologies for e-learning management and knowledge transfer, learning content management systems, and digital libraries. Serious games applied for learning. 3) Quality in e-learning and quality of electronic learning content: The concepts of quality in e-learning. Quality aspects of electronic learning content (user interface, technical implementation, quality of production, didactical quality, content quality). Procedures and methods of e-learning content quality assessment. Production of e-learning content. 4) Institutionalization aspect of e-learning: Organization, planning, and implementation of e-learning: preparing for e-learning, e-learning in companies (4 C’s of Success). Obstacles to the efficient institutionalization of e-learning. Critical success factors for e-learning. Human resource management. E-learning process management. E-learning evaluation. 5) Open Distance Education: During the course, students will learn about the basics of the open education design. Students will explore the theoretical background, models, strategies, concepts and approaches.