Issues In Distance Education

Author : Lya Visser
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 : 1617358304
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Trends and Issues in Distance Education 2nd Edition written by Lya Visser and published by IAP. This book was released on 2012-07-01 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last decade, the field of distance education (and e-learning) has substantially strengthened and assumed a more international scope. There has been an impressive growth in the conceptual, empirical and experiential foundations of the field. Trends and Issues in Distance Education: International Perspectives (2nd Ed) captures a representative snapshot of the breadth of current global trends and issues in distance education theory, research, and practice. Through 21 chapters (from over 30 international authors), the book documents new developments in distance education scholarship and practice, presenting a diverse set of viewpoints on the trends and issues affecting this increasingly central discipline. The book is for researchers, practitioners, and students. Chapters speak to the many creative ways in which distance education addresses learning and human development needs around the world. They focus on distance education in dissimilar settings that extend beyond the limitations of the dominating paradigms of the highly developed economies. Contributing authors touch upon conceptual as well as practical issues. They critically reflect on both large- and small-scale distance education initiatives, discussing the use of everything from the most advanced technologies (e.g., 3-D computing) to the most rudimentary technologies (e.g., wind-up radios).

Author : Akyol, Zehra
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1466621117
Total Pages : 610 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Educational Communities of Inquiry: Theoretical Framework, Research and Practice written by Akyol, Zehra and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2012-09-30 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Communications technologies have been continuously integrated into learning and training environments which has revealed the need for a clear understanding of the process. The Community of Inquiry (COI) Theoretical Framework has a philosophical foundation which provides planned guidelines and principles to development useful learning environments and guarantees successful educational experiences. Educational Communities of Inquiry: Theoretical Framework, Research, and Practice is an extensive reference that offers theoretical foundations and developments associated with the COl theoretical framework. This collection is a valuable source of ideas, research opportunities, and challenges for scholars and practitioners in the field of education technology.

Author : Olaf Zawacki-Richter
Publisher : Athabasca University Press
ISBN 13 : 1927356628
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Online Distance Education written by Olaf Zawacki-Richter and published by Athabasca University Press. This book was released on 2014-06-01 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Online Distance Education: Towards a Research Agenda offers a systematic overview of the major issues, trends, and areas of priority in online distance education research. In each chapter, an international expert or team of experts provides an overview of one timely issue in online distance education, summarizing major research on the topic, discussing theoretical insights that guide the research, posing questions and directions for future research, and discussing the implications for distance education practice as a whole. Intended as a primary reference and guide for distance educators, researchers, and policymakers, Online Distance Education addresses aspects of distance education practice that have often been marginalized, including issues of cost and economics, concerns surrounding social justice, cultural bias, the need for faculty professional development, and the management and growth of learner communities. At once soundly empirical and thoughtfully reflective, yet also forward-looking and open to new approaches to online and distance teaching, this text is a solid resource for researchers in a rapidly expanding discipline.

Author : Dominique Monolescu
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1591401208
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Distance Education Evolution written by Dominique Monolescu and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the quantity and quality of available works in Information Systems (IS) research, it would seem advantageous to possess a concise list of exemplary works on IS research, in order to enable instructors of IS research courses to better prepare students to publish in IS venues. To that end, The Handbook of Information Systems Research provides a collection of works on a variety of topics related to IS research. This book provides a fresh perspective on issues related to IS research by providing chapters from world-renowned leaders in IS research along with chapters from relative newcomers who bring some interesting and often new perspectives to IS research. This book should serve as an excellent text for a graduate course on IS research methods.

Author : Mahmut Sinecen
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 1789235421
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Trends in E-learning written by Mahmut Sinecen and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-08-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a collection of different researches and results on "e-learning". The chapters cover the deficiencies, requirements, advantages and disadvantages of e-learning and distance learning. So, the authors reported their research and analysis results on "e-learning" according to their areas of expertise.

Author : George Veletsianos
Publisher : Athabasca University Press
ISBN 13 : 1897425767
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Emerging Technologies in Distance Education written by George Veletsianos and published by Athabasca University Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highlighted are the pedagogical, organizational, cultural, social, and economic factors that influence the adoption and integration of emerging technologies in distance education. Advice is offered on how educators can launch effective and engaging distance education initiatives, in response to technological advancements, changing mindsets, and economic and organizational pressures.

Author : Michael G. Moore
Publisher : Pergamon
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.2C/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Issues in American Distance Education written by Michael G. Moore and published by Pergamon. This book was released on 1990 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Distance Learning in America is characterised by an enormous variety of institutions, programs, media and pedagogical methods. This book attempts to draw together an overall picture of the rapid growth and achievements in the field of American distance education and the problems and issues that confront it. The book is aimed primarily at the university and college teacher and student, and particularly at graduate students in adult and distance education and other related fields. It aims to provide a cross-sectional view of the administrative and policy issues, the questions about learners and instruction, the problems of curriculum and course design and the new conceptual and theoretical concerns of some of the country's foremost practitioners and thinkers.

Author : Maureen Snow Andrade
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119236622
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Issues in Distance Education written by Maureen Snow Andrade and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-03-02 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this environment of disruptive technological change, higher education institutions must determine whether they will develop and offer technology-supported, hybrid, or online courses and degrees, which courses and degrees, how many, for whom, and for what purpose. They must make decisions about development models and design, processes, costs, and student and faculty support. In this volume, the authors explore the current and future practice of distance education in higher education institutions, including: developing an initial infrastructure to support course design and development, revitalizing existing structures and processes for distance education, and cutting-edge practices that innovate and lead the field. These topics help guide decision makers as they determine appropriate responses to distance learning opportunities. This is the 173rd volume of the Jossey-Bass quarterly report series New Directions for Higher Education. Addressed to presidents, vice presidents, deans, and other higher education decision makers on all kinds of campuses, it provides timely information and authoritative advice about major issues and administrative problems confronting every institution.

Author : D Lamont Johnson
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780789020314
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Distance Education written by D Lamont Johnson and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2003-06-30 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to assess and assure the quality of university-level distance education classes! Now that many colleges and universities have embarked on significant distance education curricula, an overview of the state of the art is necessary. This valuable collection looks at distance education through a varied set of critical lenses to examine how distance education classrooms can affect students' attitudes and behaviors, the use of—and attitudes toward—group projects in online courses, the effects that the use of technology has on the relationship between student and teacher, and a great deal more! Distance Education: Issues and Concerns: provides concrete recommendations for enhancing the distance education experience shows the relationship between learning styles, enrollment, and retention in Internet-based courses, and makes recommendations to help ensure student success highlights the importance of conducting small-scale usability studies for instructional Web sites examines the advantages of using handheld computers and mobile phones in teacher education emphasizes the importance of good teaching, no matter what kind of technology is in use provides an overview of the drawbacks and benefits of distance education and a plan for quality control examines the steps taken by one graduate program to ensure continuing improvement of its online courses offers a number of ways to develop a comprehensive quality control system that addresses development, delivery, and evaluation presents a basic cost-income model for electronically delivered instruction provides a social constructionist framework for online learning looks at the challenges that laboratory experience courses present in a distance education context, and shows how remote lab use could work in several engineering disciplines describes a successful hybrid online graduate class designed to help administrators increase their technical competencies and more!

Author : Gearhart, Deb
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1605668710
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cases on Distance Delivery and Learning Outcomes: Emerging Trends and Programs written by Gearhart, Deb and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2009-10-31 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book provides practitioners in the field of distance education a case book that is a valuable reference of best practices in the field"--Provided by publisher.