{"product_id":"elearning-groups-and-communities-9780335212804","title":"ELearning Groups and Communities","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow can we design networked e-learning courses to ensure students participate in them and engage in quality learning outcomes?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e What happens in an e-learning course that is designed to foster group work and a sense of âcommunityâ?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow can we research e-learning practice in ways that will enhance the processes of learning and teaching? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book outlines approaches to networked e-learning course design that are underpinned by a belief that students learn best in these contexts when they are organised in groups and communities. As such, the book is one of the first to provide a detailed analysis of what goes on in e-learning groups and communities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut how do students react to working in e-learning groups and communities? What determines their willingness to adopt new forms of learning in order to participate in these new courses? What actually happens in an e-learning community, and what impact does this have on students and tutors? This book examines \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Designing for e-groups and communities: theoretical and conceptual Issues \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Design principles: a model \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 The experience of e-learning groups and communities \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Assessing learning in e-groups and communities \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Assessment: the view from inside \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 Problem-solving and action research in communities of practice \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 Group dynamics: a view from the inside \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8 Understanding groups, communities and learning technologies \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48883985580375,"sku":"9780335212804","price":35.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780335212804.jpg?v=1722529908","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/elearning-groups-and-communities-9780335212804","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}