Virtual Environments for Teaching and Learning

by Jain, L. C.; Howlett, Robert J.; Ichalkaranje, N. S.; Tonfoni, G.

• ISBN13: 9789812381675
• ISBN10: 9812381678
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-11-01
• Publisher: WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUB CO INC

Summary

There is a trend to offer courses by virtual means. This approach has definite advantages. For example, virtual programs target professionals who would otherwise have to leave their jobs to pursue the degree. An enormous proportion of universities are in the process of developing courses in a virtual environment.

This book deals with virtual environments for teaching and learning. The chapters can be considered to be representative of the many approaches taken and the diversity of applications. The different perspectives and different solutions adopted are the result of intense research in various countries in the area of e-learning.

Table of Contents

Use of Virtual Worlds to Teach the Sciences	p. 1
Traditional vs. Technology-Integrated Distance Education	p. 41
Facilitators and Inhibitors of E-Learning	p. 75
Developing and Accessing Adaptive Internet-Based Courses	p. 111
Towards Intelligent Media-Oriented E-Learning Environments	p. 153
An Intelligent Tutoring System for Student Guidance in Web-Based Courses	p. 195
Automatic Generation of Problems in Web-Based Tutors	p. 237
The Design of Internet-Based Interactive Learning Models Using Agents and Their Applications	p. 283
Supporting Personalization in Distance Education Virtual Communities	p. 327
An Intelligent System for Capturing Presentation on Desktop Manipulations - Supporting for Video Contents Production	p. 363
Index	p. 395
List of contributors	p. 399
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