Global perspectives on e-learning [[electronic resource] ] : rhetoric and reality / / Alison A. Carr-Chellman, editor

• Pubblicazione: Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (289 p.)
• Disciplina: 371.358
• Soggetto topico: Distance education; Education - Effect of technological innovations on; Educational technology - Social aspects
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: Carr-ChellmanAlison A
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I - Online Education In Asia: An Analysis of China, Taiwan, and India; Chapter 1 - China's Online Education: Rhetoric and Realities; Chapter 2 - The Gap Between E-Learning Availability and E-Learning Industry Development in Taiwan; Chapter 3 - Distance Education and Online Technologies in India; Part II - Online Education in Europe: An Analysis of Ireland, the United Kingdom, Turkey, and International Study Circles; Chapter 4 - Online Learning and Differential Participation in a Democratic Society: Ireland as a Case Study ; Chapter 5 - E-Learning, Democracy, and Social Exclusion: Issues of Access and Retention in the United KingdomChapter 6 - International Study Circles; Chapter 7 - A Critical Look at Distance Education in Turkey; Part III - Online Education in North America: An Analysis of the U.S. and Canadian Contributions; Chapter 8 - Canada's SchoolNet: Wiring Up Schools?; Chapter 9 - The New Frontier: Web-Based Education in U.S. Culture; Part IV - Online Education Down Under: An Analysis of Aotearoa/New Zealand and Australia; Chapter 10 - New Zealand: Is Online Education a Highway to the Future? ; Chapter 11 - Towards Borderless Virtual Learning in Higher EducationPart V - Online Education in Africa: An Analysis of Namibia and Sub-Saharan Africa; Chapter 12 - Development and Democracy in Namibia: The Contribution of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs); Chapter 13 - Can You Lead From Behind?: Critical Reflections on the Rhetoric of E-Learning, Open Distance Learning, and ICTs for Development in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA); Chapter 14 - Stalled: E-Learning as Thwarted Innovation; Conclusions; Index; About the Editor; About the Contributors
• Sommario/riassunto: 'Global Perspectives on E-Learning' examines the impact of online distance education throughout the world in an effort to understand more deeply the merits of such initiatives.
• Titolo autorizzato: Global perspectives on e-learning
• ISBN: 1-4129-0488-9; 1-322-28311-7; 1-4522-2233-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910480798503321
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