Handbook of Online Education

(Paperback)

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This resource book provides a range of practical, innovative ideas to promote active learning online. It will offer teachers, trainers, and course writers a selection of ready-made, adaptable activities which can be used as a basis of elearning activity on a course or as a departure point for development, independent work and/or discussion. Sections of the book will include Resources for Building Confidence, Resources for Learning to Learn Online, Resources for Assessment and Active Learning Online. Each section will be prefaced by a general theoretical overview and suggestions for further reading and personal action research.

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"[F]or those with little or no experience in this area, this book could serve as a basic introduction to online education. Summing up: Recommended. general readers, lower-division undergraduates." -Choice * Choice *
"...useful for schools introducing learning platforms and looking for stimulating online learning activities" -- Jim Merrett * Times Educational Supplement *

Author Bio

Shirley Bennett is Lecturer in Education and Online Learning, Programme Director for the Master of Education in eLearning and University Teaching Fellow at the University of Hull. Clare Killen helped to develop the Becta's innovative Ferl Practitioners' Programme working with FE and Adult and Community Learning providers before moving to the Learning and Skills Development Agency to work on the Subject Learning Coaches programme. Debra Marsh is a freelance eLearning Consultant based in France where she focuses on the pedagogy of online learning, teaching, facilitation, course development, design and evaluation.