Mobile Learning Communities explores the diverse ways in which traveling groups experience learning ‘on the run’. This book provides empirical evidence that draws on the authors’ 17 years of continuing research with international occupational Travelers. It engages with themes such as workplace learning, globalization, multiliteracies, and emerging technologies which impinge on the ways mobile groups make sense of themselves as learning communities. International in focus, this boo...

A free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere: this is the goal of the Khan Academy, a passion project that grew from an ex-engineer and hedge funder's online tutoring sessions with his niece, who was struggling with algebra, into a worldwide phenomenon. Today millions of students, parents, and teachers use the Khan Academy's free videos and software, which have expanded to encompass nearly every conceivable subject; and Academy techniques are being employed with exciting results in a...

A one-stop knowledge resource, Emerging Technologies in Distance Education showcases the international work of research scholars and innovative distance education practitioners who use emerging interactive technologies for teaching and learning at a distance. This widely anticipated book harnesses the dispersed knowledge of international experts who highlight pedagogical, organizational, cultural, social, and economic factors that influence the adoption and integration of emerging technolo...

Contributing editor to The Chronicle of Higher Education and author of College (Un)Bound, Jeffrey J. Selingo follows in real time the stories of all the stake-holders in University of Virginia business professor Ed Hess's popular Grow to Greatness MOOC to distill for MOOC students (seven million and counting) what works, what doesn't, and what to expect next of the phenomenon that is massive open online courses.When professors at top universities ...

As an exchange student, you receive the opportunity to experience another culture from the inside out. You live with a host family, you become part of the local community, and you learn the language. Even so, an exchange year is not one long holiday. It can be tough, and it may take time to adjust to the new culture and find new friends.In The Exchange Student Guidebook, author Olav Schewe presents a practical handbook to prepare you for life as an exchange student and hel...

Finally, the first research-based book of sound strategies and best practices to help instructors motivate students to complete their online courses.Although studies support the effectiveness of learning online, students often fail to complete online courses. Some studies have found that as many as 50–70% drop out of their online courses or programs. Retention is not only a growing expectation and imperative, but it is also as opportunity for faculty members to take the lead in inn...

Ebooks are digital versions of their real-life siblings, which are downloaded onto the reader’s handheld device so that they can enjoy it without having to add another item to the overflowing pile taking up space in their home. Owing to the lack of physical print needed to bring them into existence, Ebooks are usually the cheaper option. If you are reading this, it is likely that you are already someone who enjoys making use of Ebooks to satiate your hunger for reading. Whether your main s...

This study focuses on the national higher education policies and institutional strategies that foster or hinder individual Russian universities in applying newfound principles of autonomy. This new autonomy has become more dramatic with the decentralization of power, transition to the market economy, and severe state austerity since Perestroika. This book suggests a model of a university that utilizes its autonomous discretion to institute innovations that build on its potential so as to o...

Frustrated with the lack of information available regarding affordable online undergraduate degree programs, the author set out to make the job of finding those programs much easier. Education Online, Undergraduate Edition: America's 100 Most Affordable Online Degree Programs offers future online students a comprehensive, all inclusive list of affordable online degree programs set in an easy to use but highly informative format. Education Online contains universities, programs, and informa...

This work discusses issues relating to distance education and distributed learning. There are essays covering: rethinking assessment for the online environment; the role of collaborative learning in social and intellectual development; and the embodiment of knowledge in virtual environments.

Do you flounder through your online courses? Do you swear you have given up on online education? Do you want to take online college courses, but are scared you will fail so you stay stuck where you are? This book is for you! Bright, well-meaning students buy into the myth that e-learning is easy and forgo their basic understanding of what skills are necessary for online education success. Jacqueline Myers nails the top 10 success strategies for distance learning in a way that students can ...

This is a detailed look at what it takes to complete a degree 100% online. Within these pages, you'll find a step-by-step guide to completing your degree online from the start of the process (researching schools) to the very end (registering for classes and starting your first course). As an added BONUS, you'll also get helpful tips on studying and keeping organized as well as more than 100 educational resources, such as resources relating homework help, internships, free textbook sites, s...