Product Description

This unique book outlines approaches to sharing and reusing resources for sustainable e-learning.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #675128 in Books
• Published on: 2003-03-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

Review
'The editor and her co-authors ask the important questions, provide state-of-the-art answers, and most importantly, provide directions for an enhanced e-learning research and development agenda.' Professor Tom Reeves, Professor of Instructional Technology, The University of Georgia 'Without the ability to share resources across boundaries, both geographic and logical, the true potential of e-learning will never be achieved. Dr Allison Littlejohn has assembled a list of contributions that reads like a Who's Who of e-learning researchers... I would recommend the book to anyone who wishes to understand how technology can enable us to make huge new strides in increasing learning opportunities across the world.' Sir Anthony Cleaver, Chairman of UK eUniversities Worldwide

From the Inside Flap
’The editor and her co-authors ask the important questions, provide state-of-the-art answers, and most importantly, provide directions for an enhanced e-learning research and development agenda.’
Professor Tom Reeves, Professor of Instructional Technology, The University of Georgia

‘Without the ability to share resources across boundaries, both geographic and logical, the true potential of e-learning will never be achieved. Dr Allison Littlejohn has assembled a list of contributions that reads like a Who's Who of e-learning researchers… I would recommend the book to anyone who wishes to understand how technology can enable us to make huge new strides in increasing learning opportunities across the world.’
Sir Anthony Cleaver, Chairman of UK eUniversities Worldwide

Access to education is expanding rapidly throughout the world, and this rate of growth is set to continue. However, the resources and facilities available to learning and training institutions are insufficient to meet this demand.

Open, distance and flexible learning programmes have provided an answer for many institutions, offering a cost-effective way of teaching and learning. Nevertheless, it has become clear that investment in e-learning programmes must be accompanied by consideration of how digital learning resources, or learning objects, can be shared and adapted for cost-effective reuse across programmes and institutions.

Offering a truly international vision with contributions from world-class specialists, the book draws material from many sources, including learning in schools, continuing education, higher education and industry. It offers valuable insights into this rapidly developing and critically important field of research and practice, covering:

theoretical perspectives
educational design perspectives
educational resource perspectives
strategic perspectives

Reusing Online Resources will be essential reading for anyone involved in the development of e-learning, whether teacher, trainer, academic, educational developer, support staff member or senior manager.

From the Back Cover
To improve the cost effectiveness and sustainability of e-learning, many national and international initiatives are pioneering new ways in which educators can share their curricula with teachers and learners around the world. To enable this global sharing, educators must learn to design, manage and implement reusable electronic educational resources. This unique book outlines approaches to sharing and reusing resources for e-learning.
Drawing upon research by 30 prominent scholars from seven countries, the authors offer multiple perspectives from school, continuing and higher education as well as industry. It is essential reading for those implementing e-learning in education and corporate training, including teachers, trainers, academics, educational developers and support staff as well as senior managers.