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Technology–Based Training
Technology-Based Training provides information pertinent to the importance and influence of technology in the field of training. This book emphasizes the commercial and industrial setting at the expense of public and state-provided educational system. Organized into two parts encompassing eight chapters, this book begins with an overview of off-the-shelf courseware and looks at the relationship between industry and its marketplace. This text then discusses the major advances in technology-based training and provides a balanced analysis of the development in technology-based training. Other chapters consider that the best way to assess the potential of computer-based training is to develop some courses, utilize them in the field, and evaluate their effectiveness. This book discusses as well the project management aspects of running a courseware development program. The final chapter deals with the surface activity in the dissemination of information regarding what to use, how to use it, and what to use it for. This book is a valuable resource for trainers and managers.
Higher Education In India: New Perceptions and Perspectives
Higher Education in India: New Perceptions and Perspectives is meant for all those who are working in the field of higher education (HE) and for all those who care for HE in India today. It discusses the philosophy, the legacy, the crisis in HE and the efforts to overcome them. It reviews all the main reports of all the commissions and committees appointed to form HE policy and to reform the system in the context of globalization of HE. It also provides a review of NAAC efforts to enhance the quality of Indian HE Institutions. Theory and practice are combined in this book to make it up to date and practically very useful to all the stakeholders of HE in India. The book is clear in views, highly informative in its contents, lucid in its style and a recent comprehensive statement with clear ‘perceptions’ and ‘perspectives’ of the HE scenario in India today. It is the outcome of 50 years of continuous contemplation of the author. It is a critique of Indian HE in the context of national development and global knowledge society.
Cases on Global E-Learning Practices: Successes and Pitfalls
E-learning has assumed a significant role in the educational sector in both face-to-face learning and distance learning forms. Universities all over the globe have adopted e-learning methodology, or are planning to implement it in the near future. Cases on Global E-Learning Practices: Successes and Pitfalls looks into global practices of e-learning, examining the successes and failures of e-learning professionals. It provides a judicious mix of practical experiences and research in the form of case studies. Written by experts from all over the globe, this book shows how to design instructional strategies for e-learning, illustrates the application of e-learning with case studies, and reviews the potential of e-learning in education and training. Cases on Global E-Learning Practices: Successes and Pitfalls gives an understanding of the practical implementation of e-learning technologies, including what to do and what to avoid.
Producing Instructional Systems
First Published in 1986. This two-volume work on the development of instruction is planned as a companion to an earlier book- Designing Instructional Systems. This earlier book dealt with the decision-making process involved in overall course planning and curriculum design. The present continues on to the micro-design stages of lesson and instructional materials development. The work is divided into two volumes. Volume 1, Producing Instructional Systems, deals with lesson planning for individualised instruction in the conventional classroom environment, as well as planning of all group learning situations, simulations and games. Volume 2, Developing Auto-Instructional Materials, deals with the development of many different types of materials, including programmed instruction, structural communication, various styles of structured writing, audio and audio-visual instruction and the many types of computer-based materials now being introduced in both education and training. Taken together, these two volumes give extensive coverage of practical techniques for the development of instruction.
The Evolution of American Educational Technology
This book traces the theoretical and methodological foundations of American educational technology, focusing on the historical process rather than devices or media. It emphasizes the importance of past heritage in current practices and provides a selective survey of research relevant to American public schools.
Advances in Web-Based Learning -- ICWL 2013
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Web-Based Learning, ICWL 2013, held in Kenting, Taiwan, in October 2013. The 34 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from about 117 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on interactive learning environments, design, model and framework of e-learning systems, personalized and adaptive learning, Web 2.0 and social learning environments, intelligent tools for visual learning, semantic Web and ontologies for e-learning, and Web-based learning for languages learning.
