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.
Recommended for UG students..
A very useful and enjoyable read well structured, laid out and very informative.
thought I'd better read up on this subject as seems this is the way learning is going (if not already gone).
An excellent book which is easy to read and understand. Well recommended to both PGCE/BA students. Some useful information on the theory of e-learning and how this can relate to practice.
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.
An ideal book for our students, considering the change in teaching styles and the use of electronic media. Text is easy to read and relevant to the course being taken and the courses being taught.
I found the book useful to supplement other reading because it was very generalised
This is a very useful text for M-level studies covering many key issues relating to e-learning. The book's theoretical emphasis will provide useful information for students' e-learning assignment.
This text is well written and contains up to date references to a wide range of relevant sources. It is user friendly in terms of lay out, making it easy to either read cover to cover or pick out relevant chapters. I feel that this book will be approapriate for trainees relatively new to the use of ICT in teaching as well as those with a higher level of ICT skillsI will certianly recommend that Cert Ed and PGCE trainees read it.
An excellent source of information about multiple aspects of elearning that educators will find themselves referring to repeatedly
