What's it really like to learn online?Learning Online: The Student
Experience Online learning is ubiquitous for millions of students
worldwide, yet our understanding of student experiences in online
learning settings is limited. The geographic distance that
separates faculty from students in an online environment is its
signature feature, but it is also one that risks widening the gulf
between teachers and learners. In Learning Online, George
Veletsianos argues that in order to critique, understand, and
improve online learning, we must examine it through the lens of
student experience. Approaching the topic with stories that elicit
empathy, compassion, and care, Veletsianos relays the diverse
day-to-day experiences of online learners. Each in-depth chapter
follows a single learner's experience while focusing on an
important or noteworthy aspect of online learning, tackling
everything from demographics, attrition, motivation, and loneliness
to cheating, openness, flexibility, social media, and digital
divides. Veletsianos also draws on these case studies to offer
recommendations for the future and lessons learned. The elusive
nature of online learners' experiences, the book reveals, is a
problem because it prevents us from doing better: from designing
more effective online courses, from making evidence-informed
decisions about online education, and from coming to our work with
the full sense of empathy that our students deserve. Writing in an
evocative, accessible, and concise manner, Veletsianos concretely
demonstrates why it is so important to pay closer attention to the
stories of students-who may have instructive and insightful ideas
about the future of education.
General
Imprint: |
Johns Hopkins University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Tech.edu: A Hopkins Series on Education and Technology |
Release date: |
July 2020 |
Authors: |
George Veletsianos
(Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair)
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Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
184 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4214-3809-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Education >
Higher & further education >
General
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LSN: |
1-4214-3809-7 |
Barcode: |
9781421438092 |
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