Online education and adult learning : new frontiers for teaching practices

The expanding field of adult learning encompasses the study and practice of utilizing sound instructional design principals, technology, and learning theory as a means to solve educational challenges and human performance issues relating to adults, often occurring online. Online Education and Adult Learning: New Frontiers for Teaching Practices disseminates current issues and trends emerging in the field of adult e-learning and online instruction for the design of better products and services. This advanced publication provides theoretical understanding of the essential links between authentic learning, social psychology, instructional design, e-learning, online education, and various additional methods of adult learning. The expanding field of adult learning encompasses the study and practice of utilizing sound instructional design principals, technology, and learning theory as a means to solve educational challenges and human performance issues relating to adults, often occurring online. This book disseminates current issues and trends emerging in the field of adult e-learning and online instruction for the design of better products and services. This advanced publication provides theoretical understanding of the essential links between authentic learning, social psychology, instructional design, e-learning, online education, and various additional methods of adult learning. Chapters include: (1) The Online Adult Learner (Judith Parker); (2) Online Pedagogical Effectiveness in Adult Contexts (Kathryn Dixon and Robert Dixon); (3) A Theoretical Model for Designing Online Education in Support of Lifelong Learning (Lawrence Tomei); (4) A Brief History of eLearning (Terry Kidd); (5) Online Learning (Patsy Moskal, Charles Dziuban and Joel Hartman; (6) The Role of Individual Learner Differences and Success in the Online Learning Environments (Jozenia Colorado and Dusti Howell); (7) Fear Factors (Patricia Sendall, Raymond Shaw, Kim Round and Jane Larkin); (8) Factors Leading to a Quality E-Learning Experience (David Lewis and Edward Chen); (9) Anytime/Anywhere Online Learning (Terry Morris); (10) The Evolution and Influence of Social Presence Theory on Online Learning (Patrick Lowenthal); (11) Pedagogical Mediator as the Strategic Competence at University Professors Building in Constructionist Online Environment (Flavia Rezende); (12) The Paradigm Shift for Adult Education (Nishikant Sonwalkar); (13) Empowering the Culture of Quality Research within Ethical Standards in Distance Education (J.O. Osiki); (14) Developing Social Skills through an On-line Learning Environment (Niki Phillips, Marianthi Karatza and Argiris Tzikopoulos); (15) Mixed Research and Online Learning (Patrick Lowenthal and Nancy Leech); (16) Digital Games for Online Adult Education (Muhammet Demirbilek); (17) Applying Distance Learning and Structural/Pedagogical Methods to an Adult Learner Program (Jeffrey Hsu and Karin Hamilton); (18) A Costume Odyssey a.k.a. Teaching Costume History in a 21st Century Classroom (Claremarie Verheyen and Youmei Liu); (19) Project Management for Project-Based Learning (Shahron Williams van Rooij); (20) Perspectives of Online Doctoral Students in Educational Leadership (Vicky Gilpin); (21) Impact of E-Learning on Adult Education (Royce Collins and Jeff Zacharakis); and (22) Nontraditional Students and Information Technology (Xenia Coulter and Alan Mandell) Cover......Page 1 Title ......Page 2 ISBN 978-1-60566-830-7......Page 3 Table of Contents......Page 4 Detailed Table of Contents......Page 8 Foreword......Page 17 Preface......Page 18 Section 1 Introducing New Perspectives on Online Learning......Page 23 The Online Adult Learner......Page 24 Online Pedagogical Effectiveness in Adult Contexts......Page 34 A Theoretical Model for Designing Online Education in Support of Lifelong Learning......Page 52 A Brief History of eLearning......Page 69 Online Learning......Page 77 The Role of Individual Learner Differences and Success in Online Learning Environments......Page 92 Section 2 New Frontiers for Online Teaching and Adult Learning Practices......Page 103 Fear Factors......Page 104 Factors Leading to a Quality E-Learning Experience......Page 124 Anytime/Anywhere Online Learning......Page 138 The Evolution and Influence of Social Presence Theory on Online Learning......Page 147 Pedagogical Mediator as the Strategic Competence at University Professors Building in Constructionist Online Environment......Page 163 The Paradigm Shift for Adult Education......Page 173 Empowering the Culture of Quality Research within Ethical Standards in Distance Education......Page 187 Developing Social Skills through an On-Line Learning Environment......Page 206 Mixed Research and Online Learning......Page 225 Digital Games for Online Adult Education......Page 235 Section 3 Case Studies of Online Learning......Page 246 Applying Distance Learning and Structural/Pedagogical Methods to an Adult Learner Program......Page 247 A Costume Odyssey a.k.a. Teaching Costume History in a 21st Century Classroom......Page 260 Project Management for Project-Based Learning......Page 270 Perspectives of Online Doctoral Students in Educational Leadership......Page 287 Impact of E-Learning on Adult Education......Page 296 Nontraditional Students and Information Technology......Page 307 Compilation of References......Page 328 About the Contributors......Page 365 Index......Page 372