Open and Distance Learning
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Teaching as a Design Science
Building Pedagogical Patterns for Learning and Technology
Teaching is changing. It is no longer simply about passing on knowledge to the next generation. Teachers in the twenty-first century, in all educational sectors, have to cope with an ever-changing cultural and technological environment. Teaching is now a design science. Like other design...
Published March 15th 2012 by Routledge
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The Decentring of the Traditional University
The Future of (Self) Education in Virtually Figured Worlds
The Decentring of the Traditional University provides a unique perspective on the implications of media change for learning and literacy that allows us to peer into the future of (self) education. Each chapter draws on socio-cultural and activity theory to investigate how resourceful students are...
Published November 7th 2010 by Routledge
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An Introduction to Distance Education
Understanding Teaching and Learning in a New Era
An Introduction to Distance Education is a comprehensive look at the field today, outlining current theories, practices and goals. The book reviews the influence of past distance education theory and practice, along with current changes. It outlines the practical skills and information that are...
Published February 23rd 2010 by Routledge
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Transnational Education
Issues and Trends in Offshore Higher Education
While the international mobility of students is a well-established feature of higher education, the international mobility of institutions and courses on a large scale is a more novel phenomenon. Transnational education is at the leading-edge of the most fundamental changes taking place in higher...
Published May 16th 2011 by Routledge