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The world is open : how Web technology is revolutionizing education /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bonk, Curtis Jay
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass, 2009.
Series:Wiley Online Library.
Subjects:
Internet in education.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Introduction to the Open Learning World
  • We All Learn
  • To Search and to Scan: Opener #1: Web Searching in the World of E-Books
  • E-Demand Around the Globe: Opener #2: E-Learning and Blended Learning
  • It's a Free Software World After All: Opener #3: Availability of Open Source and Free Software
  • MIT in Every Home: Opener #4: Leveraged Resources and Open Course Ware
  • Portals for the People: Opener #5: Learning Object Repositories and Portals
  • Making a Contribution: Opener #6: Learner Participation in Open Information Communities
  • Collaborate or Die!: Opener #7: Electronic Collaboration and Interaction
  • Who Are You?: Opener #8: Alternative Reality Learning
  • U-Learning?: Opener #9: Real-Time Mobility and Portability
  • Learning at Your Service: Opener #10: Networks of Personalized Learning
  • The Treasures and Traps of This Open Learning World
  • Acknowledgments
  • Postscript: An Open Letter to the Learners of this Planet
  • The Author
  • Endnotes
  • Index.