Open learning, distance education Books

Book SynopsisAn Administrator’s Guide to Online Education is an essential resource for the higher education administrator. Unlike most books regarding online education, this book is not about teaching; it is about effectively administrating an online education program. Grounded in existing distance education theory, and drawing from best practices, current research, and an extensive review of current literature, An Administrator’s Guide to Online Education systematically identifies and discusses seven key issues that affect the practice of online education today: leadership and strategic planning, policy and operation, faculty, online student services, online student success, technology and the courseware management system, and finally marketing. Throughout the text, the authors provide case studies, examples, policies, and resources from actual institutions, which further enhance the value of this text. An Administrator’s Guide to Online Education, encompasses the issues and provides information on how to accomplish one specific task: successful online education administration.

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Book SynopsisOn the Social Web, people share their enthusiasms and expertise on almost every topic, and based on this, learners can find resources created by individuals with varying expertise. Through this trend and the wide availability of video cameras and authoring tools, people are creating DIY resources and sharing their knowledge, skills, and abilities broadly. While these resources are increasing in availability, what has not been explored is the effectiveness of these resources, peer-to-peer teaching and learning, and how well this content prepares learners for professional roles. Practical Peer-to-Peer Teaching and Learning on the Social Web explores the efficacies of online teaching and learning with materials by peers and provides insights into what is made available for teaching and learning by the broad public. It also considers intended and unintended outcomes of open-shared learning online and discusses practical ethics in teaching and learning online. Covering topics such as learner roles and instructional design, it is ideal for teachers, instructional designers and developers, software developers, user interface designers, researchers, academicians, and students.

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Book SynopsisThis open access book focuses on making the transition from in-person, classroom education to other feasible alternative modes and methodologies to deliver education at all levels. The book presents and analyzes research questions to explore in this arena, including pedagogical issues relating to technological and infrastructure challenges, teacher professional development, issues of disparity, access and equity, and impact of government policies on education. It also provides unique opportunities and vehicles for generating scholarship that helps explain the varied educational needs, perspectives and solutions that arise during an emergency and the different roles educational institutions and educators may play during this time.Developed from a highly successful Presidential Session at the annual meeting of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), this edited volume presents AECT and its membership as the premier organization focusing on the provision of educational communications and technology leadership. In addition, it functions as a contemporary document of this global crisis as well as a rich resource for possible future emergency scenarios in the educational arena.Table of ContentsA call out has been sent to the following authors for chapters and we are awaiting a TOC:● Xun Ge, University of Oklahoma, USA● Camille Dickson-Deane, University of Technology Sydney, Australia ● HuiChen Kung Durley, Oklahoma City Public Schools, USA ● In-sook Lee, Sejong University, South Korea ● Sahana Murthy, IIT Bombay, India ● Katsuaki Suzuki, JSET Vice President, Kumamoto University, Japan ● Yoshiko Goda, Kumamoto University, Japan ● Tomomi Takabayashi, Cyber University, Japan ● Jennifer Richardson, Purdue University, USA ● Xiaoqing Gu, ECNU, China ● Dirk Ifenthaler, University of Mannheim, Germany and Curtin University, Australia ● Jaime Sánchez, University of Chile, Chile ● Maha Bali, American University in Cairo, Egypt ● Nicola Pallitt, e/merge Africa, Rhodes University, South Africa ● Susan McKenney, University of Twente, The Netherlands ● Tamera Celeste Hudnell, Technology Integrated Learning, USA ● Vanessa Dennen, Florida State University, USAs

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