The Online Educator: A Guide to Creating the Virtual Classroom (Routledgefalmer Studies in Distance Education)

The internet is changing the way we live and education has always played an important part in shaping our lives. It is now time for education to capitalise on the Internet's capabilities to create a new learning environment for tomorrow's students. The Online Educator provides much needed straightforward advice on how to create a web-based education system. From Administrative planning and selecting resources to individual course development, it offers clear, novice-friendly information on the entire process of online learning. Key features include: *clear definitions of common terms and concepts *a practical 'how-to' approach with useful checklists *a discussion of the issues for students and teaching staff *links to useful websites and other resources. Based firmly on current distance learning research, yet accessible and very readable, this book will be indispensible to anyone interested in developing online education. The book provides much needed straightforward advice on how to create a web-base education system. From administrative planning and selecting resources to individual course development, it offers clear, novice-friendly information on the entire process of online learning. Schools and universities are actively beginning to explore how to use the resources of the Internet to provide distance courses. This book is intended to teach trainers how to develop online courses for delivery over the Web A guide for educators and administrators explains how to create and manage online courses and discusses planning, delivery, system requirements, support systems, training, design, and program evaluation. This book is intended to teach lecturers, trainers and educational administrators how to develop online courses for delivery over the World Wide Web Marguerita Mcvay Lynch. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [159[-162) And Index. No matter which instructional design model you favor, each one emphasizes planning.