World Famous Comics: Creating the Virtual Classroom: Distance Learning with the Internet
Creating the Virtual Classroom: Distance Learning with the Internet
By: Lynnette R. Porter Publisher: Wiley Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: Wiley Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 288 Publication Date: April 07, 1997
Product Description: Whether it's simply a class on telecommunications and education, a full-blown M.B.A. degree program, or something in between, today's technology has vast implications for the educational community.
Creating the Virtual Classroom gets right down to the real issues of the design and management of distance learning programs -giving practical advice on putting together effective courses and programs. You'll find out how to propose, plan, and fund a distance learning program for any level from kindergarten through college. You'll learn all of the techniques you'll need to evaluate and advertise your program. There's in-depth coverage of all the latest technologies, including the Internet and the Web, as well as an illuminating chapter on reconceptualizing education and training through distance learning. Special appendices offer up-to-date information about newsgroups and mailing lists, instructional Web sites, online resources for grants and proposals, and much more.
The book features: * Comprehensive coverage of the various forms of distance learning from e-mail and online teleconferences to the World Wide Web * Sample checklists to make planning easier * Tips on advertising and promoting your distance learning program * Detailed advice on funding and grants * Course design considerations for an international audience
Great Book. Helped me outline my research paper I found this book to be a useful introduction to creating a virtual classroom. I am a student studying instructional technology and it has helped me put together the outline for my research paper. The book is not technical, nor is it a guide for online curriculum. What it does is discusses at an introductory level the tools of creating an online classroom.
I thought it was a great book as a brief overview of key issues of importance for creating a virtual classroom. It helped guide my web sourcing while I put together a public interest web site utilizing free internet service providers. I am now ready to move to the next phase of development with my web site. I have a clear understanding of what comes next.
I would recommend this book to students and people beginning their quest to understand the tools of the virtual classroom.
Graduate Student Instructional Technology
Good overview for beginners I found that the text filled in some blank spots around what I already know. It also provided a good outline not necessarily for the technical side of things, but more from a theoretical approach. It answers the questions that begin with, "Why?"
for a project I want this book for my project
Very lightweight book I found this book to be very lightweight -- anyone with experience with the Web or with Web design will find little here that is not common sense. Very disappointing.
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