"This book examines the benefits and costs associated with the utilization of technology-mediated instructional environments, recognizing that instructional technology could offer alternative means of communication for understanding"--Provided by publisher.

"This book provides higher education faculty and educators in interdisciplinary fields with alternative models to facilitate faculty use of CMS in particular but technology in general, leading to effective online and blended learning environment implementation"--

"This book shares paradigms, perspectives, insights, challenges, and best practices for the instructional design and delivery of cross-cultural adult web-based learning experiences and examines adult learner characteristics and competencies critical for the design of these applications"--