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Informationen zum Autor Terry Anderson is a professor and Canada ResearchChair in Distance Education at Athabasca University. He has publishedextensively in the area of distance education and educationaltechnology. Klappentext Terry Anderson is a professor and Canada ResearchChair in Distance Education at Athabasca University. He has publishedextensively in the area of distance education and educationaltechnology. Zusammenfassung A collection of on the field of distance education. It includes chapters on distance education issues such as connectivism and social software innovations. Inhaltsverzeichnis FOREWORD TO THE SECOND EDITION INTRODUCTION / Terry Anderson PART I: Role and Function of Theory in Online EducationDevelopment and Delivery 1. Foundations of Educational Theory for Online Learning /Mohamed Ally 2. Towards a Theory of Online Learning / Terry Anderson 3. Situating Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) in anOnline Learning Environment / Dianne Conrad 4. Understanding e-Learning Technologies-in-Practice throughPhilosophies-in-Practice / Heather Kanuka PART II: Infrastructure and Support for ContentDevelopment 5. Developing an Infrastructure for Online Learning / AlanDavis, Paul Little & Brian Stewart 6. Technologies of Online Learning (E-learning) / Rory McGreal& Michael Elliott 7. Characteristics of Interactive Online Learning Media /Patrick. J. Fahy 8. "In-Your-Pocket" and "On-the-Fly:"Meeting the Needs of Today's New Generation of Online Learnerswith Mobile Learning Technology / Maureen Hutchison, Tony Tin &Yang Cao 9. Social Software to Support Distance Education Learners /Terry Anderson PART III: Design and Development of OnlineCourses 10. The Development of Online Courses / Dean Caplan & RodgerGraham 11. Value Added - The Editor in Design and Development ofOnline Courses / Jan Thiessen & Vincent Ambrock 12. Making Relevant Financial Decisions about Technology inEducation / David Annand 13. The Quality Dilemma in Online Education Revisited / Nancy K.Parker PART IV: Delivery, Quality Control, and Student Support ofOnline Courses 14. Teaching in an Online Learning Context / TerryAnderson 15. Call Centres in Distance Education / Alex Z. Kondra, ColleenHuber, Kerri Michalczuk & Andrew Woudstra 16. Library Support for e-Learners: e-Resources, e-Services, and theHuman Factors / Kay Johnson, Houda Trabelsi & ElaineFabbro 17. Supporting the Online Learner / Susan D. Moisey & JudithA. Hughes 18. Developing Team Skills and Accomplishing Team Projects Online /Deborah Hurst & Janice Thomas ...
