Online Education: Learning and Teaching in Cyberspace [Paperback]

Greg Kearsley (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0534506895 | ISBN-13: 978-0534506896 | Publication Date: December 10, 1999 | Edition: 1

Online education or instruction--any form of learning/teaching via a computer network, i.e. Internet, WWW, or LAN-is rapidly becoming a major mode of educational delivery used by schools, colleges, and corporations. ONLINE EDUCATION is a comprehensive introduction to and overview of learning and teaching in "cyberspace." Kearsley, an author of Wadsworth's DISTANCE EDUCATION: A SYSTEMS VIEW, provides pre-service and in-service teachers, college faculty, and staff with a formal survey of this new and growing educational paradigm.

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"Greg Kearsley received his Ph.D. in educational psychology from the University of Alberta in 1978 and has written many books and articles about technology and education such as Online Education: Learning and Teaching in Cyberspace. His most recent book project is Online Learning: Personal Reflections on the Transformation of Education. He is currently an independent consultant specializing in online education. He has designed online courses for NCREL, Walden Institute and the MEPP program at the University of Wisconsin. He has taught at many universities including the University of Maryland, Nova Southeastern University and the George Washington University; was the Chief Executive Officer of Park Row Inc., a software publishing company in San Diego; chief scientist of Courseware Incorporated, a training development firm based in San Diego; and a senior scientist at the Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO) in Alexandria, VA."

About the Author

Greg Kearsley received his Ph.D. in educational psychology from the University of Alberta in 1978 and has written many books and articles about technology and education such as Online Education: Learning and Teaching in Cyberspace. His most recent book project is Online Learning: Personal Reflections on the Transformation of Education. He is currently an independent consultant specializing in online education. He has designed online courses for NCREL, Walden Institute and the MEPP program at the University of Wisconsin. He has taught at many universities including the University of Maryland, Nova Southeastern University and the George Washington University; was the Chief Executive Officer of Park Row Inc., a software publishing company in San Diego; chief scientist of Courseware Incorporated, a training development firm based in San Diego; and a senior scientist at the Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO) in Alexandria, VA.

Product Details

• Paperback: 207 pages
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing; 1 edition (December 10, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0534506895
• ISBN-13: 978-0534506896
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #784,052 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great Introduction, August 21, 2000

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This review is from: Online Education: Learning and Teaching in Cyberspace (Paperback)

Kearsley's book provides a comprehensive list and short discussion of many of the issues that face faculty who are considering teaching online.

"Online Education" is an excellent introduction to many of the issues of online education and (re-) developing courses for this new medium. After some background on the history of computers in Education, the author introduces the elements, research and design of online learning environments. He also discusses policies and barriers and provides lots of links to examples on the Internet.

What he does is take all those words you've been hearing lately, like threaded discussions, moos/muds, desktop video, learning communities etc. and clearly define them. He also reviews many of the 'real' issues in online education, such as what it can be and how to design it.

In fact, the companion website for the book ... has short paragraph summaries of what is covered in the book and their associated web links.

The book has, but is not limited to, a University / College orientation. Kearsley has plenty of experience in this area as a past faculty member at Nova Southeastern and George Washington Universities, as the author of research and writings in the field of education and, recently, as a consultant to the complete redesign of the University of Wisconsin's Engineering Program.

A great read for anyone starting out in thinking about online education.

1.0 out of 5 stars Publisher Should be Ashamed, September 18, 2009

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Brian Carnell (Kalamazoo, MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Online Education: Learning and Teaching in Cyberspace (Paperback)

Wadsworth, the publisher, should be ashamed of itself and anyone buying this book now needs to know they're getting ripped off. Be aware -- this book was originally published in 2000, and IT HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE. So you are paying $120 for a book describing the state of the Internet and online education 8 years ago.

For example, the book notes how access to the public Internet is done almost entirely through dial up connections. It talks about the cutting edge technologies that make up RealPlayer and CuSeeMe. There is a section on MUDS/MOOs. Most of the websites highlighted in the book disappeared years ago.

Reading this book is a bit like stepping back in a time machine to 2000, but that this book is still in print at such an exorbitant price is outrageous. It is this sort of nonsense that makes students rightly detest textbook publishers so much.