Managing and Designing Online Courses in Ubiquitous Learning Environments

The use of technology has a profound influence in educational settings and has experienced significant paradigm shifts with the advents of e-learning and m-learning. As an expected consequence of the evolution of e-learning and m-learning and improvements in the capability of online networked technologies, educators from the fields of distance education and open and distance learning benefit from ubiquitous learning technologies and environments. With the rising import of flexibility and personalization of online learning programs, this new learning format is needed to accommodate shifting student needs.

Managing and Designing Online Courses in Ubiquitous Learning Environments is a critical scholarly resource that provides empirical and theoretical research focused on the effective construction and management of advanced online educational environments. Highlighting a variety of topics such as heutagogy, technology integration, and educational resources, this book is essential for educators, curriculum developers, higher education staff, practitioners, academicians, instructional designers, administrators, policymakers, and researchers.

The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

• Distance Learning
• Educational Resources
• E-Learning
• Heutagogy
• Learning Management Systems
• MOOC (Massive Open Online Course)
• Online Career Counseling
• Professional Development
• Technology Integration
• Ubiquitous Learning
• U-Learning