The Theory and Practice of Online Learning, 2nd Edition
by Terry Anderson
Publisher: AU Press 2008
ISBN/ASIN: 1897425082
ISBN-13: 9781897425084
Number of pages: 484
Description:
An illuminating collection of essays by practitioners and scholars active in the complex field of distance education. The early 21st century has produced a fifth generation, based on autonomous agents and intelligent, database-assisted learning, that has been referred to as Web 2.0.
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