International Handbook of E-Learning Volume 1

Dr. Badrul Khan is the founder of McWeadon Education, a professional development institution. He previously served as Founding Director of the Educational Technology Leadership (ETL) graduate cohort program at The George Washington University, Founding Director of the Educational Technology (ET) graduate program at the University of Texas, Brownsville, and Instructional Designer and Evaluation Specialist in the School of Medicine at Indiana University, Indianapolis. Professor Khan has the credit of first coining the phrase Web-based instruction and popularizing the concept through his bestselling 1997 book Web-Based Instruction, which paved the way for the new field of e-learning.Dr. Mohamed Ally is Professor in the Centre for Distance Education and Researcher in the Technology Enhanced Knowledge Research Institute (TEKRI) at Athabasca University, Canada. He previously served as Director of the Centre of Distance Education at Athabasca University, Canada’s Open University. He is Past-President of the International Federation of Training and Development Organizations (IFTDO) and a Founding Director of the International Association of Mobile Learning (IamLearn).

• PrefaceForwardAcknowledgementsAbout the EditorsContributing AuthorsChapter 1: Introduction to E-learning, Badrul H KhanChapter 2: Historical Perspectives of E-learning, Michael MooreChapter 3: E-Learning: Past Present and Future, Joseph Rene Corbeil and Maria Elena CorbeilChapter 4: The Quality of Massive Open Online Courses, Stephen DownesChapter 5: Instructional Theory and Technology for the New Paradigm of Education, Charles M. ReigeluthChapter 6: Pedagogical Development, E learning and Teaching in Higher Education, Marti Cleveland-Innes, Stefan Hrastinski, O. Bälter and Colin WisemanChapter 7: Towards Effective and Less Stressful Online Collaborative Learning: Strategies to promote engagement while minimizing unnecessary cognitive load and stress, Insung Jung, Masayuki Kudo and Sook-Kyoung ChoiChapter 8: Formulating Best Practices and Guidelines for Emerging E-learning Technologies, Robert A. Wisher, Robert C. Brusso, Christina K. Curnow, Josh Hatfield, Arthur Paddock and Randall D. SpainChapter 9: Revisiting the Need for Strategic Planning for E-learning in Higher Education, Mark BullenChapter 10: E-learning Design ─ From Instructional Events to Elements, Florence MartinChapter 11: Competences for teaching and learning in an e-learning setting, Guillermo Bautista and Anna EscofetChapter 12: Creating Online Courses Step-by-Step, Peter CooksonChapter 13: The Role of the Online Learner. A competential model for students when learning online, Federico Borges and Anna Forés Chapter 14: Collaborative Design Models for Blended, Online, and Traditional Courses: Five Approaches that Empower Students and Educators in the 21st Century, Craig PerrierChapter 15: Learner Interaction in E learning, Cynthia Cummings, Diane Mason, Sheryl Abshire and Daryl Ann BorelChapter 16: VISCAL: A Practical Guide for Adapting Face-to-Face Course Materials for Effective Online Delivery, Emily A. MooreChapter 17: Practical Strategies For Motivating And Retaining E-learners 346, Andrea HenneChapter 18: Accessibility and Instructional Design in E-learning, Cindy Poore-PariseauChapter 19: An Overview of Accessible E-learning, Aina G. Irbe and Jonathan AvilaChapter 20: E-learning Evaluation, John G. Hedberg and Thomas C. ReevesChapter 21: Designing and Evaluating E-learning Interactions, João MattarChapter 22: A Theory of Mobile Learning, Helen CromptonChapter 23: Developing Instructional Materials and Assessments for Mobile Learning, Jack A. HymanChapter 24: Emerging Learning Ecologies As A New Challenge and Essence For E-learning, Antonella Esposito, Albert Sangrà and Marcelo MainaChapter 25: The leadership imperative for higher education in the 21st century, Narimane Hadj-HamouChapter 26: Leadership challenges in online distance education, John NworieChapter 27: Beyond E-learning: Rethinking Purpose and Design, Yoany BeldarrainIndex