Including new material on blogs, wikis, podcasts and e-portfolios, the second edition reflects the increasing number of e-learning courses. This practical, flexible text helps students enhance and develop their existing skills whether they are a distance learner, or at an institution which has e-learning integrated into their programmes.
Engaging the Online Learner This updated edition includes an innovative framework the Phases of Engagement that helps learners become more involved as knowledge generators and cofacilitators of a course. The book also provides specific ideas for tested activities (collected from experienced online instructors across the nation) that can go a long way to improving online learning. Engaging the O…
Update the visual design of your course in pedagogically sound ways Visual Design for Online Learning spotlights the role that visual elements play in the online learning environment. Written for both new and experienced instructors, the book guides you in adding pedagogically relevant visual design elements that contribute to effective learning practices. The text builds upon three conceptual …
Complete with easy-to-follow instructions, Moodle 3.x Teaching Techniques helps you leverage the full power of Moodle 3 to build highly interactive and engaging courses for a wide range of platforms, including mobile and cloud. This updated edition will show you how to use the latest features of Moodle for developing dynamic teaching courses.
Best Practices in Engaging Online Learners Through Active and Experiential Learning Strategies highlights active and experiential learning opportunities intended to provide students with deeper, more dynamic online education environments.
Effortlessly ensure your application's code quality from day 1About This Book* Customize your Moodle 3.x app.* Leverage the new features of Moodle 3.x by diving deep into the Moodle development eco-system.* Cater to heavy user traffic, customize learning requirements and create custom third party plugins.Who This Book Is ForThis book is for Moodle developers who are familiar with the basic Mood…
Best Practices in Online Program Development is a practical, hands-on guide that provides the concrete strategies that academic and administrative departments within institutions of higher learning need to develop in order to create and maintain coherent and effective online educational programs. Unlike individual courses, an online education program requires a comprehensive, inter-departmental…