Usability evaluation of online learning programs / [edited by] Claude Ghaoui.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ghaoui, Claude.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Internet in education.

Computer-assisted instruction.

Educational evaluation.

Human-computer interaction.

Physical Description:

xiii, 423 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Hershey, PA : Information Science Pub., [2003]

Summary:

Successful use of information and communication technologies depends on usable designs that do not require expensive training, accommodate the needs of diverse users and are low cost. There is a growing demand and increasing pressure for adopting innovative approaches to the design and delivery of education, hence, the use of online learning (also called E-learning) as a mode of study. This is partly due to the increasing number of learners and the limited resources available to meet a wide range of various needs, backgrounds, expectations, skills, levels, ages, abilities and disabilities. The advances of new technology and communications have made it possible to reach out to a bigger audience around the globe. Usability Evaluation of Online Learning Programs specifically fills-in a gap in this area, which is particularly invaluable to practitioners.

Contents:

Section I Using Virtual Learning Environments

Chapter I ETH World

Implementation of a Virtual Campus Infrastructure and E-Learning at ETH Zurich / Anders Hagstrom, Walter Schaufelberger 1

Chapter II Implementing Online Delivery and Learning Support Systems: Issues, Evaluation and Lessons / J. Bernardes, J. O'Donoghue 19

Chapter III Collaborative Learning On-Demand on the Internet Mbone / Giancarlo Fortino, Libero Nigro 40

Chapter IV Improving Usability of an Online Learning System by Means of Multimedia, Collaboration and Adaptation Resources / Elizabeth Furtado, Joao Jose Vasco Furtado, Fernando Lincoln Mattos, Jean Vanderdonckt 69

Section II Methods, Pedagogy and Theories

Chapter V Heuristic Evaluation of Web-Based ODL Programs / Athanasis Karoulis, Andreas Pombortsis 88

Chapter VI Coming off the Rails: Evaluation and the Design Process / Lizz Marr, Dave Randall, William L. Mitchell 110

Chapter VII Developing and Supporting Research-Based Learning and Teaching through Technology / Jacqueline Dempster 128

Chapter VIII Online Learning for the Real World: Diploma in Computing Via the Internet / Bridget Khursheed 159

Chapter IX Usability Inspection of the ECONOF System's User Interface Visualization Component / Nadir Belkhiter, Marie-Michele Boulet, Sami Baffoun, Clermont Dupuis 177

Chapter X Issues of Quality in Online Degree Programmes / Floriana Grasso, Paul Leng 198

Chapter XI Learning Technologies and Learning Theories / Vivien Sieber, David Andrew 218

Chapter XII Design Cycle Usability Evaluations of an Intercultural Virtual Simulation Game for Collaborative Learning / Elaine M. Raybourn 233

Chapter XIII Computer-Supported Network-Based Learning Environment for the Workplace / Joze Rugelj 254

Section III Managerial and Social Issues

Chapter XIV Professional to Manufacturing Mode Due to Online University Education / Roy Rada 273

Chapter XV Changing Roles and Processes in Online Tuition for Higher Education: A Case Study for the UK Open University / Gordon Dyer 283

Chapter XVI Learnability / Philip Duchastel 299

Chapter XVII Usability Evaluation of Online Learning Programs: A Sociological Standpoint / Bernard Blandin 313

Chapter XVIII Security and Online Learning: To Protect or Prohibit / Anne Adams, Ann Blandford 331

Chapter XIX How Useful Are World Wide Web Discussion Boards and Email in Delivering a Case Study Course in Reproductive Medicine / David Cahill, Julian Cook, Julian Jenkins 360

Chapter XX Ensuring Optimal Accessibility of Online Learning Resources / David Sloan, Lorna Gibson, Scott Milne, Peter Gregor 371

Chapter XXI Online Learning for the Visually Impaired / Mirela Arion, Marius Iulian Tutuianu 387.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1591401054

1591401135

OCLC:

50670722