Delivering Learning on the Net: The Why, What and How of Online Education

by Weller, Martin

• ISBN13: 9780203416969
• ISBN10: 0203416961
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Summary

As online education becomes more familiar, so the reality of using it in teaching and learning has moved beyond the realm of the specialist. Pedagogy and best practice Delivering Learning on the Net explores the reality of online education today. Martin Weller chaired the groundbreaking Open University course You, Your computer and the Net, which is now the largest for-credit online course in Europe. Based on this and his experiences elsewhere, the book is a comprehensive resource grounded in practical reality as well as in research. Key issues covered include: *the Net and its relation to education; *developing and implementing online courses; *the key issues surrounding online education. Teachers, trainers, technologists, administrators and decision-makers working in higher and further education will all find much of value in this book.

Author Biography

Dr Martin Weller is a Lecturer at the Open University

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Who this book is for	p. 1
The contents of the book	p. 3
The approach of the book	p. 3
Why the Net is significant	p. 5
Introduction	p. 5
You, your computer and the Net	p. 5
Educational technology: promise unfulfilled	p. 7
Broadcast media and CD ROM	p. 8
Why the Net is different	p. 10
Lessons for implementation	p. 16
Conclusion	p. 17
Summary	p. 18
Exploring some of the e-learning myths	p. 19
Introduction	p. 19
The Internet will mean the commercialization of education	p. 20
The Internet will mean the globalization of education	p. 23
The Internet will mean the death of the campus university	p. 25
The Internet will mean declining standards in education	p. 29
The Internet is good for training but not for education	p. 30
Lessons for implementation	p. 31
Conclusion	p. 33
Summary	p. 35
Lessons from e-commerce	p. 36
Introduction	p. 36
Deconstruction	p. 37
Affiliation and cooperation	p. 38
Intermediaries	p. 40
Richness and reach	p. 42
Clicks and mortar	p. 44
Boom and bust	p. 45
Lessons for implementation	p. 46
Conclusion	p. 48
Summary	p. 49
Motivations for adopting the Net	p. 50
Introduction	p. 50
Educator enthusiasm	p. 51
To supplement face to face teaching	p. 54
The medium is the message	p. 55
Pedagogic suitability	p. 55
Institutional benefit	p. 56
As a delivery mechanism for CAL	p. 58
Lessons for implementation	p. 60
Conclusion	p. 63
Summary	p. 63
Pedagogies for online teaching	p. 64
Introduction	p. 64
Constructivism	p. 65
Resource based learning	p. 67
Collaborative learning	p. 68
Problem based learning	p. 71
Narrative based teaching	p. 73
Situated learning	p. 75
Lessons for implementation	p. 76
Conclusion	p. 78
Summary	p. 78
Communication	p. 80
Introduction	p. 80
Differences from face to face communication	p. 80
Synchronous communication	p. 83
Types of computer conference	p. 85
Teaching via CMC	p. 89
Lessons for implementation	p. 92
Conclusion	p. 95
Summary	p. 95
New working methods	p. 97
Introduction	p. 97
Team working	p. 97
Using the technology	p. 99
Elsewhere in the organization	p. 102
Using the technology within the organization	p. 105
New problems	p. 107
Lessons for implementation	p. 113
Conclusion	p. 114
Summary	p. 114
Assessment	p. 116
Introduction	p. 116
Assessing group work	p. 116
Exams and projects	p. 117
Automatic assessment	p. 118
Other types of online assessment	p. 120
Plagiarism	p. 123
Award board issues	p. 124
Lessons for implementation	p. 127
Conclusion	p. 129
Summary	p. 129
Technology and media	p. 130
Introduction	p. 130
Text and images	p. 131
Video and audio	p. 133
Computer assisted learning (CAL)	p. 135
Virtual worlds	p. 136
Intelligent agents	p. 137
Data mining	p. 138
XML	p. 139
Web based course delivery systems	p. 140
Lessons for implementation	p. 142
Conclusion	p. 143
Summary	p. 143
A framework for classifying online courses	p. 145
Introduction	p. 145
A framework for classifying online courses	p. 146
Categorizing online courses	p. 148
Costs associated with online courses	p. 150
A case study	p. 153
Lessons for implementation	p. 159
Conclusion	p. 160
Summary	p. 160
Birth of the new	p. 162
Introduction	p. 162
Video and cinema	p. 162
Future issues	p. 164
The course of the future	p. 171
Conclusion	p. 172
Summary	p. 173
References	p. 174
Index	p. 179
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