The Virtual Campus : Trends for higher education and training /

This state-of-the-art text presents the latest developments in establishing a virtual campus both in Distance Learning Universities and non-distant ones. Innovations in learning are analysed from real practices ranging from specific domain experiences to broadscale international projects. The follow...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Verdejo, Maria Feliza
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Davies, Gordon
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 1998.
Series:IFIP — The International Federation for Information Processing.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This state-of-the-art text presents the latest developments in establishing a virtual campus both in Distance Learning Universities and non-distant ones. Innovations in learning are analysed from real practices ranging from specific domain experiences to broadscale international projects. The following topics are discussed in detail: promotion of distance learning through communications technology; social and organisational implications of telecommunication technology; evaluation and design of communications systems; description of research findings in distance learning; and cultural aspects of distance learning. The book comprises the proceedings of the International Conference the Virtual Campus: Trends for Higher Education and Training, sponsored by the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP), held in November, 1997, Madrid, Spain. It is ideal for managers of educational institutions, teachers, lecturers, researchers and system designers.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 308 pages)
ISBN:9780387353524 (electronic bk.)
0387353526 (electronic bk.)
ISSN:1868-4238