Education : Distance Education & Learning

Increasing success rates in higher education requires a new approach towards effective teaching and learning. Harnessing America's Wasted Talent provides tools to make this happen by highlighting the flaws in higher education, like using only the orthodox college model, preventing opportunity and wasting talent for many students. This reference explores Second Life, iTunes University, and Web 2.0 to capitalize on the capacity of every learner. Sponsored by Kaplan Higher Education, this resource is essential reading for every college leader and policy-makers to meet all of students’ educational needs. more...

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According to the National Center for Education Statistics more than 85% of public universities offer non-residential “distance learning” courses, degrees, or career credentials. New virtual training institutes pop up every day with convenient online career certification options in business, computers, e-commerce, financial services, and health services. Most books on distance learning merely list accredited colleges and universities offering degrees and certifications. How to Be a Successful Online Student provides the nuts and bolts of how distance learning really works and shows readers how to fully exploit online learning tools, opportunities, and resources, including:.:.; Expert advice on which subjects are. perfect for online study.; The essential tools needed including. hardware and software.; Advice on how to become a cracker-jack cyber student with tips on setting up an independent study schedule and sticking with it.; How to combine online learning with. traditional classes. more...

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Praise for iLearning. "Mark Salisbury's book arrives just in time. Recent developments in computer technology put the benefits of iLearning within easy reach of all organizations.". —David Olson, Ph.D., professor, Computer science, Western Oregon University. "Mark Salisbury works at the cutting edge of cognition and knowledge management. iLearning has set the bar high for the research community—there is nothing else in the field that comes close. Any organization aspiring to high-octane performance needs to pay attention to Dr. Salisbury's book.". —David W. Hamon, principal, Analytic Services Inc. "Dr. Salisbury has provided leaders in any organization with a ground-breaking job aid for the accelerated distribution and learning of knowledge through iLearning. Application of these integrated concepts and practices will contribute to improved individual and organizational performance in any business, government, or academic organization.". —Jay R. (Skip) Andersen, group leader, Central Training Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory. "iLearning is that rare combination of a cutting edge topic explained in a way that is both entertaining and accessible. More important, the practical methods explained in this book will allow organizations to start reaping the benefits of iLearning immediately.". —Dr. Judith Good, senior lecturer in informatics and director, the Interactive Digital Educational Applications (IDEAs) Laboratory, University of Sussex, England. "What is new about?this book?is that it brings all the information together in one place to enable organizations to build on what they know?for creating real innovation in their products and services."?. —Dr. James Tritten, former chief, Defense Threat Reduction University, Kirtland Air Force Base. "This book provides a unique perspective on innovative learning that includes both the necessary theoretical foundations as well more...

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Explores Virtual Learning Environments (VLE's), and their relationships with digital, in real life and virtual worlds. This book is divided into four sections: Foundations of Virtual Learning Environments; Schooling, Professional Learning and Knowledge Management; Out-of-School Learning Environments; and Challenges for VLE's. more...

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This work brings the voice of the learning sciences to the study and design of distance learning. Exploring eight distance education programmes, the contributors examine critical issues in the design of theoretically and pedagogically based distance education programmes. more...

Price: $150.00