e-Learning Initiatives in China

by Spencer-Oatey, Helen

• ISBN13: 9789622098688
• ISBN10: 9622098681
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-11-30
• Publisher: Hong Kong Univ Pr

Summary

e-Learning Initiatives in China provides research and application insights into e-learning in China, in the light of two drives by the Chinese Ministry of Education: to implement curriculum reform and to promote quality and innovation in e-learning provis

Table of Contents

Figures	p. ix
Tables	p. xi
Contributors	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
Background	p. 1
Introduction	p. 3
e-Learning in Higher Education in China: An Overview	p. 11
Designing and Delivering Online Courses in China	p. 33
Editor's Introduction to Section 2	p. 34
Learning by Multimedia and Multimodality: Some Critical Reflections on Web-Based Courseware Design in the Chinese Context	p. 37
Designing an Innovative Online Course in Language Teaching Methodology for Middle School Teachers of English in China: Encouraging Learner and Teacher Autonomy	p. 57
A Socio-Emotional Approach to Building Communities of Learners Online	p. 79
CUTE: A Flexible Approach to the Integration of Online and Face-to-Face Support for Language Learning	p. 95
A Generic Framework for the Training of e-Learning Tutors	p. 109
Managing the Interplay between Pedagogy and Technology	p. 125
Editor's Introduction to Section 3	p. 126
Translating Pedagogy into Technology: Techno-Pedagogic Aspects of a Sino-UK e-Learning Project	p. 127
Personalized Online Learning: Exploiting New Learning Technologies	p. 141
Managing Collaboration Processes	p. 155
Editor's Introduction to Section 4	p. 156
Managing Collaborative Processes in International Projects: Programme Management Perspectives	p. 159
Developing a Collaborative Approach to e-Learning Design in an Intercultural (Sino-UK) Context	p. 175
Collaborating across Boundaries: Managing the Complexities of e-Learning Courseware Production in a Joint International Project	p. 189
Addressing Policy Issues	p. 203
Editor's Introduction to Section 5	p. 204
Managing Intellectual Property Rights in Cross-National e-Learning Collaborations	p. 205
The Informationization of Higher Education in China: Present Situation and Challenges	p. 221
Complexity and Interconnection: Steering e-Learning Developments from Commodification towards 'Co-modification'	p. 233
Editor's Afterword: Outstanding Issues	p. 249
Notes	p. 251
References	p. 257
Index	p. 283
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