Learning Together Online

Research on Asynchronous Learning Networks
Herausgeber: Goldman, Ricki; Hiltz, Starr Roxanne

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Produktbeschreibung

This book is about the past and future of research on the effectiveness of learning networks (also known as "e-learning" or "online learning" or "Web-based learning"). Learning networks are groups of people using computer technology, communicating and collaborating online to build knowledge together. Over the past decade there has been an explosion not only of online courses, but also of studies on them. In Learning Together Online: Research on Asynchronous Learning Networks, leading researchers in the field use an integrated theoretical framework, which they call "Online Interaction Learning Theory," to organize what past research shows and where future research is going. It models the variables and processes that are important in determining the relative effectiveness of online learners working to reach a deeper level of understanding by interacting with each other and with the texts under investigation. Now that there have been hundreds of studies and thousands of courses offered online, what does the empirical evidence show? This book addresses the question directly by presenting what is known from research results about how to design and teach courses effectively online, ranging from the organizational context and characteristics of students to learning theories and research design methods. It also provides a research agenda for the next decade. Learning Together Online: Research on Asynchronous Learning Networks is both a textbook for graduate students and a professional reference for faculty teaching online, researchers conducting studies, and graduate students taking courses about learning technologies who need to know the state of the art of research in the area of online learning.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. September 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 466g
• ISBN-13: 9780805852554
• ISBN-10: 0805852557
• Artikelnr.: 22356734

Autorenporträt

Starr Roxanne Hiltz, Ricki Goldman

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Preface. Part I: Foundations of Research on Learning Networks. S.R. Hiltz
R. Goldman
What Are Asynchronous Learning Networks? R. Benbunan-Fich
S.R. Hiltz
L. Harasim
The Online Interaction Learning Model: An Integrated Theoretical Framework for Learning Networks. J. Fjermestad
S.R. Hiltz
Y. Zhang
Effectiveness for Students: Comparisons of "In-Seat" and ALN Courses. J.B. Arbaugh
S.R. Hiltz
Improving Quantitative Research on ALN Effectiveness. R. Goldman
M. Crosby
K. Swan
P. Shea
Qualitative and Quisitive Research Methods for Describing Online Learning. Part II: Learning Networks: What We Know and What We Need to Know.J.B. Arbaugh
R. Benbunan-Fich
Contextual Factors That Influence ALN Effectiveness. S.R. Hiltz
P. Shea
The Student in the Online Classroom. C. Dzuiban
P. Shea
J.B. Arbaugh
Faculty Roles and Satisfaction in Asynchronous Learning Networks. M. Alavi
D. Dufner
Technology-Mediated Collaborative Learning: A Research Perspective. R.E. Rice
S.R. Hiltz
D.H. Spencer
Media Mixes and Learning Networks. K. Swan
P. Shea
The Development of Virtual Learning Communities. R. Goldman
S.R. Hiltz
Asynchronous Learning Networks: Looking Back and Looking Forward.