Cases on Global E-Learning Practices: Successes and Pitfalls

Description

E-learning has assumed a significant role in the educational sector in both face-to-face learning and distance learning forms. Universities all over the globe have adopted e-learning methodology, or are planning to implement it in the near future.

Cases on Global E-Learning Practices: Successes and Pitfalls looks into global practices of e-learning, examining the successes and failures of e-learning professionals. It provides a judicious mix of practical experiences and research in the form of case studies. Written by experts from all over the globe, this book shows how to design instructional strategies for e-learning, illustrates the application of e-learning with case studies, and reviews the potential of e-learning in education and training. Cases on Global E-Learning Practices: Successes and Pitfalls gives an understanding of the practical implementation of e-learning technologies, including what to do and what to avoid.

Author(s)/Editor(s) Biography

Reviews and Testimonials

“The suggestions by the case authors are valuable for the lessons learned and suggestions for best practices. Readers interested in what others around the world are doing should find the cases useful for confirmation as well as for new insights. In addition, the experiences from around the world show that while some are ahead of others, instructors and students are facing the same challenges in e-learning.”

- Educational Technology & Society, Volume 10, Issue 4 (2007)

"It is highly beneficial to have an academic book - Cases on Global E-learning Practices: Successes and Pitfalls, to have up-to-date practical experiences and research-based information on current global e-learning applications for future research and program development reference. The book should be a great textbook at higher degree level."

- Dr. Jack Fei Yang, Hsing-Kao University, Taiwan

"Bringing together over 20 case studies, written by over 40 colleagues from over 12 countries is a formidable achievement. However, the real value of this book, Cases on Global E-learning Practices by Sharma and Mishra, lies in the lessons we can learn from the experience and research of others."

- Fred Lockwood, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

"The book properly serves to the objective of providing learning opportunities through a set of case studies on e-learning application in different contexts. The book may serve as a reference book to be used whenever and whereever it is necessary to ameliorate reflection in action. Practitioners who are interested in e-learning practices will be able to find invaluable information in this book all of which results from reflective practice."

- Yavuz Akbulut, Anadolu University, Turkey

"These case studies describe how different institutions, whether or not they are purely educational, have fared as the hosts of electronic learning programs ranging from those that fully online to those using online resources in an otherwise traditional setting."

- Book News Inc., August 2007

"Surely, almost all British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (BJET) readers would gain much from a few hours with Sharma and Mishra."

- British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (2007)