ABSTRACT

The third edition of E-Learning in the 21st Century provides a coherent, comprehensive, and empirically-based framework for understanding e-learning in higher education. Garrison draws on his decades of experience and extensive research in the field to explore technological, pedagogical, and organizational implications. The third edition has been fully updated throughout and includes new material on learning technologies, MOOCs, blended learning, leadership, and the importance and role of social connections in thinking and learning, highlighting the transformative and disruptive impact that e-learning has recently had on education.

chapter 1|6 pages

Introduction

part |2 pages

PART I The Conceptual Framework

chapter 2|13 pages

Theoretical Foundations

chapter 3|13 pages

Community of Inquiry

chapter 4|15 pages

Social Presence

chapter 5|19 pages

Cognitive Presence

chapter 6|14 pages

Teaching Presence

part |2 pages

PART II Applying the CoI Framework

chapter 7|15 pages

Learning Technologies

chapter 8|9 pages

Blended Learning

chapter 9|20 pages

Guidelines for Practice 110 111

chapter 10|12 pages

Assessment and Evaluation

chapter 11|12 pages

Organizational Issues

chapter 12|19 pages

Future Directions