ABSTRACT

As online education becomes more familiar, so the reality of using it in teaching and learning has moved beyond the realm of the specialist. Pedagogy and best practice
Delivering Learning on the Net explores the reality of online education today. Martin Weller chaired the groundbreaking Open University course You, Your computer and the Net, which is now the largest for-credit online course in Europe. Based on this and his experiences elsewhere, the book is a comprehensive resource grounded in practical reality as well as in research. Key issues covered include:
*the Net and its relation to education;
*developing and implementing online courses;
*the key issues surrounding online education.
Teachers, trainers, technologists, administrators and decision-makers working in higher and further education will all find much of value in this book.

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|14 pages

Why the Net is significant

chapter 2|17 pages

Exploring some of the e-learning myths

chapter 3|14 pages

Lessons from e-commerce

chapter 4|14 pages

Motivations for adopting the Net

chapter 5|16 pages

Pedagogies for online teaching

chapter 6|17 pages

Communication

chapter 7|19 pages

New working methods

chapter 8|14 pages

Assessment

chapter 9|15 pages

Technology and media

chapter 10|17 pages

A framework for classifying online courses

chapter 11|12 pages

Birth of the new