Open and Distance Learning Today (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Lockwood, Fred

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The book presents a comprehensive account of research and development activities in open, ditance and flexible learning from acknowledged experts from around the world. The use of open, distance and flexible learning materials is expanding dramatically, not just in schools, further and higher education but also in industry, commerce and the social services. Most higher education institutions now have an open learning unit or educational development centre, and major organisations such as british Steel, National Westminster Bank, Leeds Building Society, Rover Cars and the Inland Revenue have formed units to develop teaching and training materials. Internationally, growth is even more impressive, with new open universities planned for Singapore, Bangladesh, South Africa and india, whist those in Malaysia, Thailand and Australia continue to expand. But current and future practice must be based on research evidence rather than intuition. With contributions from all the leading names in this field, this book will be a key sourcbook for teachers, trainers and students.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 396
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Dezember 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136165375
• Artikelnr.: 40171730

Autorenporträt

Fred Lockwood

Inhaltsangabe

I: Trends and Directions
1: The Big Bang Theory in Distance Education
2: A Practical Agenda for Theorists of Distance Education
3: Trends, Directions and Needs
4: American Distance Education
5: Creating the Future
II: The Student Experience
6: Student Learning and Students' Experiences
7: The Potential of Research with Students to Inform Development
8: Still Seeking the Audience?
III: Information Technology
9: Information Technology and Disabled Students
10: See What i Mean?
11: Teaching and Learning by Satellite in a European Virtual Classroom
12: A Dimension of Image Types in Educational Multimedia Materials
IV: Learner Use of Media
13: Over the Threshold
14: The Empathy Templates
15: Electronic Highway or Weaving Loom?
16: Use of Hypermedia and Telecommunications for Case-Study Discussions in Distance Education
V: Course Design and Assessment
17: The Challenge Facing Course Design
18: A Model-Based Design Approach for the Flexibilisation of Courses
19: Students' Perception of, and Response to, Formative and Summative Assessment Material
20: Using Electronic Networking for Assessment
VI: Learner Support and Management
21: Research and Pragmatism in Learner Support
22: Student Support in Open and Distance Learning
23: Support for the In-Company Learner
24: Implementing Experiences From Small-Scale Courses to Large Education Systems
25: Managing Learning Support
VII: Textual Materials
VII 26: The Layout and Design of Textual Materials for Distance Learning
VII 27: Using Instructional Illustrations for Distance Education
VII 28: The Development of Printed Materials
VII 29: Contemporary Developments in the Typographical Design of Instructional Texts for open and Distance Learning
VII 30: Electronic Layout and Design Visions of the Future
VIII: Evaluation and Quality
VIII 31: Building Good Quality in, Rather than Inspecting Bad Quality out
VIII 32: Course Evaluation and Academic Quality
VIII 33: A String of Pearls? A Broader Approach to Course Evaluation
VIII 34: Evaluation and Self-improving Systems