Teaching and Training on the Internet
As learning experiences slip beyond the physical walls and into the cyberspace,the critical role of the instructor must not be forgotten. For learning to be successful, it must simulate the interaction of the student with an instructor.The elearning experience should be designed to be as conversational as possible. Instructional designers must therefore infuse the role of the instructor into the instructional materials they create.
The design and development of content for internet training requires major input from instructors, instructional designers, graphic designers and programmers. "Teaching & Training On The Internet" is a collaboration effort by these industry experts, designed to equip you with technical insights that makes the internet such a great educational tool in the world today.
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Teaching And Training On The Internet - The book
The global economy capitalizes on knowledge, and in this context, knowledge is the principal asset. ''Teaching And Training On The Internet'' is a serious information tool designed to help you identify the new use of Information and Communication Technologies(ICT), and clarify the kind of educational opportunities they support, so that you may effectively capitalize on knowledge economy, by using internet technologies to distribute knowledge beyond the walls of traditional classrooms.
The internet has transformed the way peaple around the world go about their daily lives, including teaching and training. The education and training sector has recognized the power of the internet and this has helped breakdown the the traditional barriers of time and place for the delivery of education.
Educators and trainers are now using HTML-editors and common web publishing tools to post class notes, assignments, case studies, video/audio clips, computer games and animations on the internet in support of their students activities.
The scalability of online education allows one course to be developed once and then used to train thousands of students,any time,any where around the world as opposed to the ratios of 1-20 in the more traditional classes.