E-Learning Groups and Communities

â· How can we design networked e-learning courses to ensure students participate in them and engage in quality learning outcomes?â· What happens in an e-learning course which is designed to foster group work and a sense of ⬘communityâ¬"?â· How can we research into our e-learning practice in ways that lead to real, useful insights into the processes of learning and teaching?The book will be relevant to all those concerned with the research, development and implementation of e-learning...
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â· How can we design networked e-learning courses to ensure students participate in them and engage in quality learning outcomes?â· What happens in an e-learning course which is designed to foster group work and a sense of ⬘communityâ¬"?â· How can we research into our e-learning practice in ways that lead to real, useful insights into the processes of learning and teaching?The book will be relevant to all those concerned with the research, development and implementation of e-learning in higher education. It brings a unique perspective to the field.Practitioners will find the book useful because many of them are currently being asked to develop e-learning courses without knowing a) how to design such courses in ways that lead to active, collaborative learning; and b) how to teach the courses ie how to successfully implement collaborative e-learning in ways which encourage student participation and which lead to quality learning outcomes.Researchers will find the book useful because it shows how theory can be used to inform the design of networked e-learning. It is one of only a few books to present in some depth research into real life examples of e-learning.