"This book provides theoretical understanding of the essential link between open and lifelong learning and online … distance education. It also offers a critical discussion of distance, open and lifelong learning, with a focus on new and … emerging challenges of online distance education in global learning communities"--Provided by publisher. …

"This book clarifies the new technologies, applications, and research in computer-supported learning. It helps students …, teachers, and researchers gain a larger understanding of this field and the trends that are driving computer-supported learning …1. A comparative analysis of computer-supported learning models and guidelines / Fethi Inan, Deborah Lowther -- 2 …

"This book identifies the role and function of multimedia in learning through a collection of research studies focusing …Section I. Multimedia Learning: Cognitive Perspectives: Chapter I. Cognitive Architecture and Instructional Design in a … Multimedia Context / Renae Low, Putai Jin, John Sweller -- Chapter II. Multimedia Learning and Working Memory Capacity / Peter E …

education. Course Management Systems for Learning: Beyond Accidental Pedagogy focuses on what the current knowledge is (in best … CMS instructional design that have been informed by learning theory and intentional pedagogy. The last section of this … and possibilities in a true next generation. Course Management Systems for Learning: Beyond Accidental Pedagogy represents …

What is the connection between technology and learning? Do students really learn more in technology … application of those skills in teaching and learning. Authors will guide the reader from focusing on technology to focusing on the … goals of using technology to facilitate the teaching and learning experience. Recommendations and practical advice on how to …

business training programs with e-Learning in the higher education sector and provides a range of positive outcomes for linking … information management techniques, which exploit the educational benefits of Web-mediated learning in computer supported … collaborative learning"--Provided by publisher. …

"This book identifies and presents the latest research on theory, practice, and capturing learning designs and best …Preface / Elsebeth Korsgaard Sorensen, Daithí Ó Murchú -- 1. Online communities and professional teacher learning … learning and leading in a technology rich, 21st century global learning environment / Ian W. Gibson -- 5. Enhancing learning …

"This book uses a flexible learning framework to explain the best ways of creating a meaningful learning environment …, resource support, and evaluation; a systematic understanding of these factors creates successful flexible learning environments …Evaluation strategies for open and distributed learning environments -- Components of effective evaluation in online …

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"This book provides an overview of current research and development activity in the area of learning designs …Section 1. Learning Design -- 1. Learning Design Representations to Document, Model, and Share Teaching Practice -- 2 …. Representing Models of Practice -- 3. Using the IMS LD Standard to Describe Learning Designs -- 4. Opportunities, Achievements, and …