"The committee felt that Global Perspectives on E-Learning:
Rhetoric and Reality was a remarkable commentary on the disconnect
between the rhetoric of online learning (anywhere-anytime, open
access, democratization, increasing economic opportunity) and the
realities in regions as disparate as North America and sub-Saharan
Africa (education as a "consumer good," increasing economic and
social distances within populations, education for global
consumerism rather than civic participation)." --DISTANCE LEARNING
COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE "Global Perspectives on E-Learning offers an
authoritative compendium of online teaching and learning in a
cross-section of nations around the world. This is a
state-of-the-art review of promising online programs by authors who
have participated in the movement. Rarely do we find such current
and authoritative information about educational technology
developments in more than a dozen countries in six continents."
-Don Ely, Syracuse University "We need more critical and reflective
texts on distance education and its evolution within a global
framework. The authors provide the reader a social and political
context for thinking about global education." -Roberto Muffoletto,
Appalachian State University "Global Perspectives on E-Learning is
a fascinating expedition on the road to democratizing
online/distance learning through the dichotomy of rhetoric and
social realities in countries around the world." -Paul Gathercoal,
California Lutheran University "I think this is an excellent text.
It provides the reader with a broad international perspective of
distance education, something that is in short supply." -Chris
Zirkle, College of Education, Ohio State University E-learning is
growing around the world, with applications from schools to
non-profits to business and industry and, of course, higher
education. It has been heralded as the next democratizing force in
education for offering access regardless of physical limitations,
job status, geography, etc. It has also been challenged as
representative of the myth of meritocracy for exacerbating the view
that education alone rectifies failures to meet social needs.
Further, the financial incentive to privatize education leads many
to question its democratic merits. Global Perspectives on
E-Learning: Rhetoric and Reality presents several cases of
international online education and the rhetoric that surrounds this
form of teaching and learning. Editor Alison A. Carr-Chellman
examines the impact of online distance education throughout the
world in an effort to understand more deeply the merits of such
initiatives. Written from a critical perspective, the book sheds
light on some of the problems faced by international distance
educators. It particularly focuses on who benefits, and who does
not, by the advance of international e-learning and how we can
respond to the needs of the disenfranchised. This book is intended
to supplement what has to this point been largely a positive,
how-to literature in distance education. It offers a balanced
perspective on the problems and possibilities of distance education
worldwide. Global Perspectives on E-Learning is perfectly suited as
a supplemental text for a variety of graduate-level education
courses. Professional educators, policy makers, and anyone
interested in international online education should consider this a
vital addition to their libraries. Key Features International case
studies and discussions that show how initiatives interface with
the international e-learning movement Focus questions at the start
of each chapter help readers construct an advanced schema Numerous
unique viewpoints from around the world provide a sophisticated and
comprehensive overview Coverage from a number of countries: China,
Taiwan, India, Namibia, Turkey, Ireland, the U.K., New Zealand,
Australia, and the United States A matrix of case studies that
groups the cases by focus and theme, allowing students and
instructors to customize their use of the book
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