Die Vermittlung von Lerninhalten mittels elektronischer Medien hat unter dem Schlagwort "e-Learning" in den letzten Jahren ein starkes Interesse in Wissenschaft und Praxis erfahren. Ähnlich dem "e-commerce" werden auch dem e-Learning hohe Wachstumspotentiale vorausgesagt. Gerade Innovationen im...

This book provides a broad understanding of the emerging field of e-learning including issues that are critical to the success of a meaningful e-learning environment. It examines various factors critical to developing, evaluating and implementing e-learning.

1. The pillars of instructional technology / Lawrence A. Tomei -- 2. The role of information technology in learning : a meta-analysis / Klarissa Ting-Ting Chang, John Lim -- 3. Computing and ICT literacy : from students' misconceptions and mental schemes to the monitoring of the...

Following the burst of the dot-com bubble in 2000, scepticism about e-learning replaced over-enthusiasm. Rhetoric aside, where do we stand? Why and how do different kinds of tertiary education institutions engage in e-learning? What do institutions perceive to be the pedagogic impact of...

With the advent of the Internet, electronically mediated corporate training and learning support efforts have exploded with growth and complexity. e-Learning, a recent development which has already had a great deal of impact upon the corporate training world, is beginning to penetrate a growing...

Courses and programs being delivered at a distance require a unique set of professional competencies. Whether using synchronous or asynchronous methods of instruction, systematic instructional design can help stimulate motivation, increase interaction and social presence, and authenticate...

This book addresses computer-supported collaborative learning (also known as CSCL) particularly within a tertiary education environment. It includes articles on theory and practice in this area including topics such as: how can groups with shared goals work collaboratively using the new...

This book is a comprehensive overview of standards, practices and possibilities of course management systems in higher education. Course Management Systems for Learning: Beyond Accidental Pedagogy focuses on what the current knowledge is (in best practices, research, standards and...

This book reports on the most recent advances in agent technologies for distributed learning. Chapters are devoted to the various aspects of intelligent software agents in distributed learning, including the methodological and technical issues on where and how intelligent agents can contribute...

1. Establishing identification in virtual science museums / Billie Jones -- 2. Free-choice learning research and the virtual science center / Kathryn Goldman, Lynn Dierking -- 3. Contextualized virtual science centers / Andreas Zimmerman, Andreas Lorenze, Marcus Specht -- 4. Starting with what...