Basics Of E Learning Revisited

The proliferation of e-learning in recent years has made it the immediate answer to many training and development challenges. In addition to budget and time constraints, there are still a number of other factors at play when determining which method of training is best for the situation at hand, among them tracking and reporting challenges, and regulatory and compliance requirements. April’s Infoline, “Basics of E-Learning Revisited,” provides an overview of the evolution of e-learning as well as practical guidance on how to reach learning solution decisions. In this Infoline, you will learn: • common e-learning traps • considerations when designing e-learning modules, specifically when doing so for continuing professional education certification • tips on deciding whether to buy from vendors or develop your own e-learning solution • e-learning competencies.

The proliferation of e-learning in recent years has led it to being the immediate answer to many training and development challenges. But in addition to budget and time constraints, there are a number of other factors that play in determining which method of training is best for the situation at hand, among them tracking and reporting challenges, and regulatory and compliance requirements. April's Infoline, "Basics of E-Learning Revisited," provides an overview of the evolution of e-learning as well as practical guidance on how to reach learning solution decisions. In this Infoline, you will learn: -common e-learning traps -considerations when designing e-learning modules, specifically when doing so for continuing professional education certification -tips on deciding whether to buy from vendors or develop your own e-learning solution -e-learning competencies. April's Infoline, "Basics of E-Learning Revisited," provides an overview of the evolution of e-learning as well as practical guidance on how to reach learning solution decisions.

This book explores foundational theories that have been applied in open and distance education (ODE) research and refined to reflect advances in research and practice. In addition, it develops new theories emerging from recent developments in ODE. The book provides a unique and up-to-date source of information for ODE scholars and graduate students, enabling them to make sense of essential theory, research and practice in their field, and to comprehend the gaps in, and need for further enquiry into, theoretical approaches in the digital era. It also offers theory-based advice and guidelines for practitioners, helping them make and justify decisions and actions concerning the development, implementation, research and evaluation of ODE.

"Neither an academic tome nor a prescriptive 'how to' guide, The Theory and Practice of Online Learning is an illuminating collection of essays by practitioners and scholars active in the complex field of distance education. Distance education has evolved significantly in its 150 years of existence. For most of this time, it was an individual pursuit defined by infrequent postal communication. But recently, three more developmental generations have emerged, supported by television and radio, teleconferencing, and computer conferencing. The early 21st century has produced a fifth generation, based on autonomous agents and intelligent, database-assisted learning, that has been referred to as Web 2.0. The second edition of "The Theory and Practice of Online Learning" features updates in each chapter, plus four new chapters on current distance education issues such as connectivism and social software innovations."--BOOK JACKET.

The Handbook of Human Factors in Web Design covers basic human factors issues relating to screen design, input devices, and information organization and processing, as well as addresses newer features which will become prominent in the next generation of Web technologies. These include multimodal interfaces, wireless capabilities, and agents t

E-Learning has long been touted as the brave new frontier of education, offering fresh challenges to teachers, students and, indeed, the whole of the education system. Addressing this, Elearning: The Key Concepts is the perfect reference for anyone seeking to navigate the myriad of names, concepts and applications associated with this new era of teaching, training and learning. Taking the reader from A to Z through a range of topics including blogging, course design, plagiarism, search engines and Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs), this timely work features: full cross-referencing a substantial introduction exploring the development of the field and putting modern-day challenges in context extensive guides to further reading. The only text of its kind to provide concise and user-friendly definitions of the crucial terms used in this growing field, this is a highly useful resource for online course co-ordinators, undergraduate students taking online courses, students on masters-level online learning courses, and trainers.

Enables readers to understand the key issues underpinning e-learning with a view to enabling them to use it effectively in their professional practice.

The book is a cutting-edge contribution to the debate which has occurred for some time on the pros and cons of secondary education becoming more closely and explicitly related to preparing young people for the world of work. The book provides concrete examples of the vocationalisation of secondary education, with particular reference to the situation in Africa. The target audience for the book includes policy-makers, practitioners, administrators, education planners, researchers, teachers and teacher educators with a concern about the relationship between secondary education and education for the world of work (with particular reference to technical and vocational education and training - TVET.) The book appears in the Springer book series on ‘Technical and Vocational Education and Training: Issues, Concerns and Prospects’ and compliments the ‘International Handbook of Technical and Vocational Education and Training’ and other publications in the’ International Library of TVET’ all of which are publications of the ‘UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for TVET’ in Bonn, Germany