The World Is Open: How Web Technology Is Revolutionizing Education

by Curtis J. Bonk (Indiana University Bloomington)

• ISBN13: 9780470526736
• ISBN10: 0470526734
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2009-07-01
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

Discover the dramatic changes that are affecting all learnersWeb-based technology has opened up education around the world to the point where anyone can learn anything from anyone else at any time. To help educators and others understand what's possible, Curt Bonk employs his groundbreaking "WE-ALL-LEARN" model to outline ten key technology and learning trends, demonstrating how technology has transformed educational opportunities for learners of every age in every corner of the globe. The book is filled with inspiring stories of ordinary learners as well as interviews with technology and education leaders that reveal the power of this new way of learning. Captures the global nature of open education from those who are creating and using new learning technologies Includes a new Preface and Postscript with the latest updates A free companion web site provides additional stories and informationUsing the dynamic "WE-ALL-LEARN" model, learners, educators, executives, administrators, instructors, and parents can discover how to tap into the power of Web technology and unleash a world of information.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Open Learning World

We-All-Learn

To Search and to Scan

Web Searching in the World of E-Books

E-Demand Around the Globe

E-Learning and Blended Learning

Its a Free Software World After All

Availability of Open Source and Free Software

MIT in Every Home

Leveraged Resources and OpenCourseWare

Portals for the People

Learning Object Repositories and Portals

Making a Contribution

Learner Participation in Open Information Communities

Collaborate or Die!

Electronic Collaboration and Interaction

Who Are You?

Alternative Reality Learning

U-Learning?

Real-Time Mobility and Portability

Learning at Your Service

Networks of Personalized Learning

The Treasures and Traps of This Open Learning World

Acknowledgments

The Author

Notes

Index

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