Delivering Learning on the Net: The Why, What and How of Online Education (Open and Distance Learning)

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Delivering Learning on the Net: The Why, What and How of Online Education (Open and Distance Learning) ISBN  0749436751 Release Date  04 October 2008 Category  E-Learning This book @Amazon  View Tools Google Search Web flazx.com

Description As online education becomes more familiar, so the reality of using it in teaching and learning has moved beyond the realm of the specialist. Pedagogy and best practice Delivering Learning on the Net explores the reality of online education today. Accessible and stimulating, it will make a real impact on the way educators use and approach Net-based learning. It presents a detailed global picture of issues, values and experiences, and shows how to approach developing and using the Net for learning. Martin Weller chaired the groundbreaking Open University course You, Your computer and the Net, which is now the largest for-credit online course in Europe. Based on this and his experiences elsewhere, the book is a comprehensive resource grounded in practical reality as well as in research. Key issues covered include: *the Net and its relation to education; *developing and implementing online courses; *the key issues surrounding online education. Teachers, trainers, technologists, administrators and decision-makers working in higher and further education will all find much of value in this book. Other books on E-Learning THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ONLINE LEARNING Delivering Learning on the Net: The Why, What and How of Online Education (Open and Distance Learning) Building Intelligent Interactive Tutors: Student-centered strategies for revolutionizing e-learning M-Learning: Mobile E-Learning E-Learning Methodologies and Computer Applications in Archaeology Enhancing E-Learning with Media-Rich Content and Interactions Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning: Best Practices and Principles for Instructors e-Learning and the Science of Instruction: Proven Guidelines for Consumers and Designers of Multimedia Learning Designing Successful e-Learning, Michael Allen's Online Learning Library: Forget What You Know About Instructional Design and Do Something Interesting (Michael Allen's E-Learning Library) Handbook on Quality and Standardisation in E-Learning Future Directions in Distance Learning and Communication Technologies (Advances in Distance Education Technologies) (Advances in Distance Education Technologies) Beyond E-Learning: Approaches and Technologies to Enhance Organizational Knowledge, Learning, and Performance (Pfeiffer Essential Resources for Training and HR Professiona) E-Ffective Writing for E-Learning Environments (Cases on Information Technology) E-learning Strategies: How to Get Implementation and Delivery Right First Time E-learning Tools and Technologies: A consumer's guide for trainers, teachers, educators, and instructional designers