Handbook of Online Learning: Innovations in Higher Education and Corporate Training [Paperback]

Kjell Erik Rudestam (Editor), Judith Schoenholtz-Read (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0761924035 | ISBN-13: 978-0761924036 | Publication Date: February 19, 2002 | Edition: 1

The demand for academic coursework and corporate training programs using the Internet and computer-mediated communication networks increases daily. The development and implementation of these new programs requires that traditional teaching techniques and course work be significantly reworked. This Handbook consists of 20 chapters authored by experts in the field of teaching in the online environment to adult students enrolled in graduate university degree programs, corporate training programs, and continuing education courses. The book is organized to first lay a conceptual and theoretical foundation for implementing any online learning program. Topics such as psychological and group dynamics, ethical issues, and curriculum design are covered in this section. Following the establishment of this essential framework are separate sections devoted to the practical issues specific to developing a program in either an academic or corporate environment. Whether building an online learning program from the ground up or making adjustments to improve the effectiveness of an existing program, this book is an invaluable resource. 

Editorial Reviews

Review

This book not only is that rare breed that addresses online learning in both higher education and corporate environments but every chapter is intriguing, informative, and accurately grounded. This book provides a comprehensive, timely, and informative look at online learning in higher education and corporate training settings. For an update on the state of e-learning in educational and training environments, simply read this book.


 

(Curtis J. Bonk, Ph.D. )

This book is a fascinating, comprehensive, revealing array of information about online learning. It is full of practical applications and significant implications for a future where online learning will play an increasingly larger role. It is essential for any library keeping up on online learning innovations. 

(Dr. Bernard J. Luskin )

 I have been involved in e-education and training for forty years.
This book provides astute, fresh insights, thoroughly explored, about what drives e-learning, and its diversity in distance education and corporate training. Every education and business leader must be thinking about the learning transformation taking place. This book is a must for every library as a collection of readings explaining best practices and blueprints for developing 21st century education and corporate training.

(Dr. Bernard J. Luskin )

The Fielding Institute authors apply an impressive wealth of organizational management theory and experience in their analyses of computer-mediated teaching and learning. The result is an enjoyable-to-read, fresh and lively book, delivering an abundance of ideas about how to establish a supportive learning environment, design a well structured course and manage electronically mediated dialog, -- in other words, how to successfully facilitate learning in the new context of on-line distance education. 

(Michael G. Moore )

"Business and Learning have enjoyed a symbiotic relationship in our culture. The pace of change, however, has created separation between these two vital elements. The "Handbook of Online Learning" showcases the latest thinking and applications in learning delivery, and offers real promise that the gap is being bridged."

 

(D.M. Verkest )

"The authors of this book are all experienced distance educators who know what the issues are: How are people engaged in teaching and learning at a distance "present" to one another? How do you create a community in the class? How can a teacher deal with an obstreperous student? What are the teaching/learning environments in universities and corporations as they affect distance education? The essays in this book inhabit the border where the idea of distance education meets the reality. They give practical advice and provide examples informed by both theory and experience." 

(Stanley Chodorow )

From the Publisher

Part I provides an overview and includes discussion of the unique structural aspects of the electronic learning environment, pedagogical issues, curriculum design, psychological and group dynamics, and ethical issues.

Part II examines practical issues associated with implementing courses online, both in the traditional university setting and in professional/corporate training environments.

The book draws heavily on personal case examples, many from The Fielding Graduate Institute’s 26+ years of teaching in nontraditional distributed learning environments.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 472 pages
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc; 1 edition (February 19, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761924035
• ISBN-13: 978-0761924036
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,535,225 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Unique study!, April 3, 2008

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Steven Hess "Steven Hess" (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Handbook of Online Learning: Innovations in Higher Education and Corporate Training (Paperback)

This text is a unique, yet incomplete and a bit outdated, study of adult learning in novel environments. Although the purpose of the expostion is clearly explained in the early stages of the text, the outdated nature of the technologies presented in the study date the book. Nonetheless the text is an honest effort to explore a rarely explored aspect of adult education and its manifestaions.

Sadly this text cannot be used to help design a virtual classroom. Nonetheless it does offer teachers insight which comes in handy.

It's worth grabbing if there's a cheap copy available.

5.0 out of 5 stars Online Learning, March 7, 2009

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G. Anne Vanderlaan "Anne Fierro Vanderlaan" (Meridian, Idaho) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Handbook of Online Learning: Innovations in Higher Education and Corporate Training (Paperback)

This was a well written book regarding the Online Learning. There are so many things that the authors explains in helping the student make the right choice in making the decision to be in a distance learning environment. Is the brick and mortar kind of place that is flexible? Online learning can be difficult and the student needs to have some kind of guidance that this handbook offers. The section on corporate training is invaluable.