Web-Based Instruction

By: Khan, Badrul H.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0877782970
• ISBN13: 9780877782971
• Release Date: February 1997
• Publisher: Educational Technology Publications, Incorporated
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.1" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

Essential reading for educators and administrators!

Badrul Khan claims in the Preface to his Web-Based Instruction to have "put together this comprehensive book . . . by incorporating works of talented individuals with unique backgrounds from around the globe." His stated purpose is to "provide readers with information related to design, development, delivery, management, and evaluation aspects of WBI." Professor Khan fully succeeded in his ambitious mission and overachieved his understated purpose. His fine book represents some of the best thinking of some of the leading figures in the field of computer-based learning and telecommunications, now engaged in advancing the foundations and practice of WBI.Among the authors, including myself, are notables representing institutions in the U.S., Canada, Great Britain, Australia, The Netherlands, Italy, and Germany, and scholars/practitioners from other parts of the world, Khan himself from Bangladesh. It should come as no surprise that the insights presented reflect both richness and diversity.As may be expected with an edited work, there is repetition, especially pertaining to history of the Web and its distinctive features. And there surely are differences of opinion. But the reader easily can skim over the former, and must view the later as an accurate reflection of differences in perspectives and experiences, not to be edited out of existence.Exceptionally nice features are the numerous graphics, exhaustive references, authors' email and home page addresses, a smartly organized 19 page subject index, and an 8 page index of authors cited. Consistency of typeface, headings, organization is maintained across chapters and the binding is solid.The 59 chapters vary a great deal in depth, length, and content. Some are laudatory of the Web and some more cautious. There is plenty here for the instructional developer, the teacher, the trainer, and the futurist. Read, for example, A. J. Romiszowski's speculations on "the real meaning and importance of networks." Lorraine Sherry and Brent Wilson likewise engage the reader in analysis of critical issues, and, like Romiszowski, ground their visions for WBI in sound pedagogy. This makes Professor Khan's book ideal for graduate level courses across the campus, not just within schools of education, and essential reading for college faculty and administrators who very much need to take leadership roles in the evolution of Web-based instruction.

As far as I'm concerned this is the seminal text in WBI.

My doctoral research has been on WBI, and I have written a book on the topic designed for orienting new students to this environment. I have read over 50 texts in the field and find this one to be the most comprehensive and up-to-date book for faculty and graduate students. The contributors are well-known researchers and cover topics that are frequently overlooked in other texts.This text is not for those who are just beginning to think about WBI and are looking for basic information on how to get started. This text is for the individual or institution who has begun formulating a plan and needs in-depth articles on how to provide WBI that is effective, provides a rich learning environment, and can be assessed at a programmatic level.Every graduate students in instructional technology and distance education should have this as their "bible" for laying the foundation of everything else to come. I don't know Badrul Khan, but I heartily applaud this effort. This should be at the top of everyone's list as a buy.

Excellent Resource

This book is an excellent resource on the use of the Web. It is a comprehensive look at the state of technology today and the use and vision for tomorrow. The book gives the reader many points of view about the various aspect of technology. I have had the privledge of being instructed by Dr. Badrul H. Khan at the George Washington University in Washington, DC. He knowledge of internet issues and resources is extensive. If you are involved in technology at all you should purchase this book to use as a resource.

A most comprehensive, focused resource on the topic

As a doctoral student whose dissertation topic focuses on Web-based instruction, this book was a God-send at a time when there was no one major textbook that addressed this aspect specifically. It has been a year now and it is still my primary source of citation in my dissertation draft.