OMDE 601 Assignments
Turnit.in (used with all assignments)
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Assignment 1Distance Education and Transactional Distance
At the end of Week 3, students are asked to submit their first assignment, which is to write an essay of 500 words (+/- 50 words) on the following theme: Identify and quote a definition of distance education from the literature that most closely matches that of your own and provide an explanation of why you have chosen the definition. |
Assignment 2Comparison of Athabasca University and
Open University of Tanzania At the end of Week 7, students submit their assignment two, which is to write an essay of 1,250–1,500 words on the following theme: Choose two distance education institutions or training providers from two different countries—one from a developed country and one from a developing country. Example institutions will be provided in the classroom. Compare/contrast the institutions on the following dimensions: mission/ population served, history/reason for existence, values espoused/inherent to the institution, organization/systems of operation, model of teaching and learning, and technologies used. Make sure to address how DE practice is influenced by context for each of organizations. |
Assignment 3Connectivism: The Theory and Its Application Within Distance Education
At the end of Week 11, students submit their third assignment, which is to write an essay of 1,250–1,500 words on the following theme: Find and use at least 3 scholarly journal articles about connectivism. Explain the theory and its application within DE. |