Strategic Applications of Distance Learning Technologies

Strategic Applications of Distance Learning Technologies

Mahbubur Rahman Syed
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Release Date: August, 2008|Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 354
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-480-4
ISBN13: 9781599044804|ISBN10: 1599044803|EISBN13: 9781599044828
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Description:

Distance learning technologies have reshaped the diffusion of communication within the educational system. Within this expanding field, the possibilities for an interactive, cross-boundary education are endless.

Strategic Applications of Distance Learning Technologies provides tactical uses of distance education technologies to assist instructors and researchers in their quest to provide a progressive, alternative approach to traditional education techniques. This collection of advanced research incorporates global challenges and opportunities of technology integration while outlining strategies for distance learning within developing countries.

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

  • Adaptive QOS
  • Agent-based architecture
  • Algorithm education
  • Asynchronous learning environments
  • Collaborative Education Model
  • Distance Learning
  • E-Learning
  • Hypermedia
  • Lecture video contents
  • Lecture video player
  • Multicast applications
  • SEAMAN
Reviews & Statements

This book reinforces the fact that the digital revolution has fundamentally changed the way people think, behave, communicate, work and earn their living.

– Mahbubur Rahman Syed, Minnesota State University, Mankato, USA

The research described in this book incorporates global challenges and opportunities of technology integration while outlining strategies for distance learning within developing countries.

– Book News Inc. (Nov. 2008)
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Mahbubur Rahman Syed is currently a professor of information systems and technology at Minnesota State University (Mankato, USA). He has about 25 years of experience in teaching, in industry, in research and in academic leadership in the field of computer science, engineering, information technology and systems. Earlier he worked in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the North Dakota State University (USA) in the School of Computing and Information Technology, Monash University (Australia), in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering in Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Bangladesh) and Ganz Electric Works (Hungary). He was a founding member of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at BUET and served as Head of the Department during 1986-1992. He served as the General Secretary of Bangladesh Computer Society and also as the General Secretary of BUET Teacher's Association. He received the UNESCO/ROSTSCA' 85 award for South and Central Asia region in the field of informatics and computer applications in scientific research. He won several other awards. He has co-edited several books in the area of e-commerce, software agents, multimedia systems and networking. He guest edited the 2001 fall issue of IEEE multimedia. He has more than 100 papers published in journals and conference proceedings. He has been serving in different roles such as co-editor-in chief, associate editor, editorial review committee, member of several international journals. Dr. Syed has been involved in international professional activities including organizing conferences and serving as conference and program committee chair.
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