Creating the Virtual Classroom: Distance Learning with the Internet

By Lynnette R. Porter

Distance learning via the Internet or Web is getting a lot of interest in the education market, colleges, and universities. Because some colleges are starting to develop masters programs within their education programs for distance learning there is also college-adoption interest. Whether it's complete degree programs or just a few classes, most universities or colleges are looking into setting up some form of learning via the Internet.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471178306
• ISBN13: 9780471178309
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.6" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Great Book. Helped me outline my research paper

I found this book to be a useful introduction to creating a virtual classroom. I am a student studying instructional technology and it has helped me put together the outline for my research paper. The book is not technical, nor is it a guide for online curriculum. What it does is discusses at an introductory level the tools of creating an online classroom. I thought it was a great book as a brief overview of key issues of importance for creating a virtual classroom. It helped guide my web sourcing while I put together a public interest web site utilizing free internet service providers. I am now ready to move to the next phase of development with my web site. I have a clear understanding of what comes next.I would recommend this book to students and people beginning their quest to understand the tools of the virtual classroom.Graduate Student Instructional Technology

Good overview for beginners

I found that the text filled in some blank spots around what I already know. It also provided a good outline not necessarily for the technical side of things, but more from a theoretical approach. It answers the questions that begin with, "Why?"

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