Distance learning technology, current instruction, and the future of education : applications of today, practices of tomorrow /

This book provides present and prospective directions of online education from various research fields, reporting on discussions from students, faculty members, researchers, and practitioners. This innovative publication contains significant and unique research findings influencing future developmen...

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Corporate Authors: IGI Global
Group Author: Song, Holim. (Editor)
Published: IGI Global,
Publisher Address: Hershey, Pa. :
Publication Dates: 2010.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://services.igi-global.com/resolvedoi/resolve.aspx?doi=10.4018/978-1-61520-672-8
Summary: This book provides present and prospective directions of online education from various research fields, reporting on discussions from students, faculty members, researchers, and practitioners. This innovative publication contains significant and unique research findings influencing future developments in technology-enhanced education and industry--Provided by publisher.
Carrier Form: PDFs (xvi, 387 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781615206735 (ebook)
Access: Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.
Index Number: LC5803
CLC: G434
Contents: 1. Innovative curriculum in distance learning / Gail Peters, Kate Carey -- 2. From traditional teaching to online learning / Jos e Magano, Carlos Carvalho -- 3. Technology in education / Hyacinth Anomneze -- 4. When twentieth century minds design for twenty-first century distance learning / Robert Wright -- 5. Online social constructivism / Jennifer Ehrhardt -- 6. Employing technology to create authentic learning environments / Drew Polly -- 7. Making a difference with mobile learning in the classroom / Anjum Najmi, Jennifer Lee -- 8. Lecture capture / S. McCord, William Drummond -- 9. Yesterday, today and tomorrow's recognition of industry applications within virtual worlds / Caroline Crawford, Marion Smith, Virginia Dickenson -- 10. Blending synchronous and asynchronous interactivity in online education / Kamna Malik -- 11. Screencasts / Matthew Mooney, Bruce Spitzer -- 12. Identifying student usability needs for collaborative learning environment design / Danuta Zakrzewska, Joanna Ochelska-Mierzejewska -- 13. Instructional strategy approaches with technology / Pamela Lowry -- 14. Essential design features of online collaborative learning / Hyo-Jeong So, Wei-Ying Lim, Jennifer Yeo -- 15. Alternative realities / Sue Gregory, Torsten Reiners, Belinda Tynan -- 16. Instructional challenges in higher education online courses delivered through a learning management system by subject matter experts / George Joeckel III, Tae Jeon, Joel Gardner --
17. Societal issues, legal standards, & international realities universities face in the distance-learning market / Robert Hogan -- 18. Positioning the learning organization for a successful distance education strategy / Monique Fuchs, Stephanie Cheney -- 19. Structure and change in e-learning / Julia Shaw, Fabio Chacon.