Learning Networks: A Field Guide to Teaching and Learning Online

Computer-mediated communication (CMC) technologies such as electronic mail, bulletin board services, computer conferencing systems, and the World Wide Web are having a profound effect on education. Learning Networks is a complete guide to the use of these new technologies at the primary, secondary, university, and adult education levels. Drawing on the authors' own considerable experience of teaching and learning online, it describes the learning networks that are available as well as new examples of learning networks that can be created.

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About the author

Linda Harasim is a Professor in the Department of Communications at Simon Fraser University.

Summary

Computer-mediated communication (CMC) technologies such as electronic mail and the World Wide Web are having a profound effect on education. This guide to the use of these technologies at all education levels describes the available learning networks as well as examples that can be created.

Product details

• Authors: Linda M. Harasim, Starr Roxanne Hiltz, Lucio Teles, Murray Turoff
• Publisher: Penguin Random House LLC
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.09.1995
• EAN: 9780262082365
• ISBN: 978-0-262-08236-5
• No. of pages: 376
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 236 mm x 26 mm
• Weight: 572 g
• Series: Learning Networks; The MIT Press; The MIT Press
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Data communication, networks