Learning online : what research tells us about whether, when and how / Barbara Means, Marianne Bakia, and Robert Murphy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Means, Barbara, 1949- author.

Bakia, Marianne, author.

Murphy, Robert, 1962- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Internet in education.

Distance education.

Educational technology.

Physical Description:

xi, 219 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2014.

Summary:

"At a time when more and more of what people learn both in formal courses and in everyday life is mediated by technology, Learning Online provides a much-needed guide to different forms and applications of online learning. This book describes how online learning is being used in both K-12 and higher education settings as well as in learning outside of school. Particular online learning technologies, such as MOOCs (massive open online courses), multi-player games, learning analytics, and adaptive online practice environments, are described in terms of design principles, implementation, and contexts of use. Learning Online synthesizes research findings on the effectiveness of different types of online learning, but a major message of the book is that student outcomes arise from the joint influence of implementation, context, and learner characteristics interacting with technology, not from technology alone. The book describes available research about how best to implement different forms of online learning for specific kinds of students, subject areas, and contexts. Building on available evidence regarding practices that make online and blended learning more effective in different contexts, Learning Online draws implications for institutional and state policies that would promote judicious uses of online learning and effective implementation models. This in-depth research work concludes with a call for an online learning implementation research agenda, combining education institutions and research partners in a collaborative effort to generate and share evidence on effective practices"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Introduction 1

2 Research on the Effectiveness of Online Learning 18

3 Online and Blended Learning in Higher Education 40

4 Interest-Driven Learning Online 71

5 Blending Teacher and Online Instruction in K-12 Schools 99

6 Online Schools and Universitites 121

7 Online Learning for Less-Prepared Students 140

8 Online Learning and Educational Productivity 165

9 Conclusion 178.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415630283

0415630282

0415630290

9780415630290

OCLC:

858126460