E-learning Theory and Practice
- Caroline Haythornthwaite - University of British Colombia, Canada
- Richard Andrews - University of East Anglia, UK
In E-learning Theory and Practice the authors set out different perspectives on e-learning. The book deals with the social implications of e-learning, its transformative effects, and the social and technical interplay that supports and directs e-learning.
The authors present new perspectives on the subject by:
- Exploring the way teaching and learning are changing with the presence of the Internet and participatory media
- Providing a theoretical grounding in new learning practices from education, communication and information science
- Addressing e-learning in terms of existing learning theories, emerging online learning theories, new literacies, social networks, social worlds, community and virtual communities, and online resources
- Emphasizing the impact of everyday electronic practices on learning, literacy and the classroom, locally and globally.
This book is for everyone involved in e-learning. Teachers and educators will gain an understanding of new learning practices, and learners will gain a sense of their new role as active participants in classroom and lifelong learning. Graduate students and researchers will gain insight into the direction of research in this new and exciting area of education and the Internet.
I'm currently studying a MSc in Technology Enhanced Learning so this book has been a life-saver. There's everything you could need to help you understand more about using technology in learning and explained in a straightforward and interesting way. I've used it for every module I've done as well as introducing new concepts of learning to students.
An excellent source of information about multiple aspects of elearning that educators will find themselves referring to repeatedly
There are alot of america statisitcs and although limited with links to goverment policy and recent changes, there are good links to theory and the different types of e-resources avaliable to support learning.
Recommended for UG students..
Excellent book to support the theory of online learning- utilised for PGCE teachers in education.
The usual Sage high quality layout - I liked the case studies as well. This book is a good attempt at defining a new area of study and the examples provide a context. Some examples of how to start creating new elearning structures would help, but I suspect that this has been omitted due to the fast changing nature of IT.
A must for those colleagues looking for the underpinning frameworks for facilitating Learning Online
This is a very useful text covering many key issues relating to e-learning. The text in my view provides some useful elements which are suitable for students.
Extremely useful in terms of philosophy, theory and practice, particularly in regard to learning theories.
This is a very useful and informative book that helps our students understand e-learning in more detail. This is particularly relevant given that e-learning is becoming increasingly adopted within healthcare due to its perceived cost benefits. Sadly there is a wealth of poor examples of e-learning in practice and this book helps students to understand that it does in fact have massive benefits if it is undertaken correctly.
