Open learning, distance education

Video Research in the Learning Sciences is a comprehensive exploration of key theoretical, methodological, and technological advances concerning uses of digital video-as-data in the learning sciences as a way of knowing about learning, teaching, and educational processes.

Video Research in the Learning Sciences is a comprehensive exploration of key theoretical, methodological, and technological advances concerning uses of digital video-as-data in the learning sciences as a way of knowing about learning, teaching, and educational processes.

What knowledge and skills do designers of learning technologies need?

What knowledge and skills do designers of learning technologies need?

In the educational arena, new ideas often compete as solutions to recurrent problems, making the concept of "e;innovations"e; a widespread discursive term.

In the educational arena, new ideas often compete as solutions to recurrent problems, making the concept of "e;innovations"e; a widespread discursive term.

The objective of this book is to provide a comprehensive introduction to telecommunications and their applications in teaching and learning.

The objective of this book is to provide a comprehensive introduction to telecommunications and their applications in teaching and learning.

A guide to teaching and learning online.

A guide to teaching and learning online.

First Published in 1997.

First Published in 1997.

This text offers a perspective on issues surrounding student learning by addresssing questions of quality and learning effectiveness across a broad and diverse range of courses, student populations and contexts.

This text offers a perspective on issues surrounding student learning by addresssing questions of quality and learning effectiveness across a broad and diverse range of courses, student populations and contexts.

The challenge of managing education effectively is formidable.

The challenge of managing education effectively is formidable.

The author of this text concentrates on the management and support systems needed in open and distance learning, to help the reader decide whether an open learning system is appropriate for their given situation.

The author of this text concentrates on the management and support systems needed in open and distance learning, to help the reader decide whether an open learning system is appropriate for their given situation.

Analyzing the collective experiences of staff from a variety of departments within organizations of higher and further education, this study demonstrates how flexible learning strategies have been adopted to face new challenges.

Analyzing the collective experiences of staff from a variety of departments within organizations of higher and further education, this study demonstrates how flexible learning strategies have been adopted to face new challenges.

This volume contains a collection of critical reflections by teachers and administrators in open and distance education.

This volume contains a collection of critical reflections by teachers and administrators in open and distance education.

Drawing on case studies, this volume highlights the common problems encountered by educators who must provide vocational training at a distance from their pupils.

Drawing on case studies, this volume highlights the common problems encountered by educators who must provide vocational training at a distance from their pupils.

As lifelong learning grows in popularity, few comprehensive pictures of the phenomenon have emerged.

As lifelong learning grows in popularity, few comprehensive pictures of the phenomenon have emerged.

Instructional-Design Theories and Models, Volume III: Building a Common Knowledge Base is perhaps best described by its new subtitle.

Instructional-Design Theories and Models, Volume III: Building a Common Knowledge Base is perhaps best described by its new subtitle.

Serious criticisms of research on IT in education have been published recently in both the UK and the USA.

Serious criticisms of research on IT in education have been published recently in both the UK and the USA.

Part of the groundbreaking Connecting with e-Learning series, A Guide to Authentic e-Learning provides effective, working examples to engage learners with authentic tasks in online settings.

Part of the groundbreaking Connecting with e-Learning series, A Guide to Authentic e-Learning provides effective, working examples to engage learners with authentic tasks in online settings.

Education for All (EFA) has been a top priority for governments and intergovernmental development agencies for the last twenty years.

Education for All (EFA) has been a top priority for governments and intergovernmental development agencies for the last twenty years.

The Savvy Student's Guide to Online Learning prepares students of all kinds for contemporary online learning.

The Savvy Student's Guide to Online Learning prepares students of all kinds for contemporary online learning.

Mobile Learning: The Next Generation documents the most innovative projects in context-aware mobile learning in order to develop a richer theoretical understanding of learning in modern mobile-connected societies.

Mobile Learning: The Next Generation documents the most innovative projects in context-aware mobile learning in order to develop a richer theoretical understanding of learning in modern mobile-connected societies.

The world of learning and teaching is at a watershed; confronted by challenges to previous educational models.

The world of learning and teaching is at a watershed; confronted by challenges to previous educational models.

Learners complain that they do not get enough feedback, and educators resent that although they put considerable time into generating feedback, students take little notice of it.

Learners complain that they do not get enough feedback, and educators resent that although they put considerable time into generating feedback, students take little notice of it.

Intended as a resource for psychology educators ranging from teaching assistants to experienced faculty, this book shows readers how to effectively create and manage an online psychology course.

Intended as a resource for psychology educators ranging from teaching assistants to experienced faculty, this book shows readers how to effectively create and manage an online psychology course.

We live in a society with ever-changing needs and expectations.

We live in a society with ever-changing needs and expectations.

Otto Peters is widely recognised as one of the world's leading authorities on distance education.

Otto Peters is widely recognised as one of the world's leading authorities on distance education.

In the twenty-first century, being able to collaborate effectively is important at all ages, in everyday life, education and work, within and across diverse cultural settings.

In the twenty-first century, being able to collaborate effectively is important at all ages, in everyday life, education and work, within and across diverse cultural settings.