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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Curtis Jay Bonk |
| ISBN: | 9780470461303 0470461306 9780470526712 0470526718 |
| OCLC Number: | 299694926 |
| Description: | x, 470 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction to the open learning world -- We all learn -- To search and to scan. Opener #1: Web searching in the world of e-books -- E-demand around the globe. Opener #2: E-learning and blended learning -- It's a free software world after all. Opener #3: Availability of open source and free software -- MIT in every home. Opener #4: Leveraged object repositories and portals -- Portals for the people. Opener #5: Learning object repositories and portals -- Making a contribution. Opener #6: Learner participation in open information communities -- Collaborate or die! Opener #7: Electronic collaboration and interaction -- Who are you? Opener #8: Alternative reality learning -- U-learning? Opener #9: Real-time mobility and portability -- Learning at your service. Opener #10: Networks of personalized learning -- The treasures and traps of this open learning world. |
| Responsibility: | Curtis J. Bonk. |
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"A hefty tome that nevertheless provides valuable, wide-ranging examples of the changes taking place in education worldwide." (School Library Journal, February 2010) "Technology is changing higher education in more ways than can be counted. Distance education has become common. Curtis J. Bonk, a professor of instructional systems technology at Indiana University, surveys this landscape in The World Is Open: How Web Technology is Revolutionizing Education (Jossey-Bass)." (Inside Higher Ed, August 25, 2009) Read more...
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