The Virtual Campus
Subtitle: Trends for higher education and training
By: edited by Felisa Verdejo, Gordon Davies
Contributors: Davies, Gordon
Series: IFIP - The International Federation for Information Processing; IFIP - The International Federation for Information Processing
Publisher: Springer US
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Boston, MA
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9781475768138; 9780387353524
Subjects: Education; Computer science
Description: This state-of-the-art text presents the latest developments in establishing a virtual campus both in Distance Learning Universities and non-distant ones. Innovations in learning are analysed from real practices ranging from specific domain experiences to broadscale international projects. The following topics are discussed in detail: promotion of distance learning through communications technology; social and organisational implications of telecommunication technology; evaluation and design of communications systems; description of research findings in distance learning; and cultural aspects of distance learning. The book comprises the proceedings of the International Conference the Virtual Campus: Trends for Higher Education and Training, sponsored by the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP), held in November, 1997, Madrid, Spain. It is ideal for managers of educational institutions, teachers, lecturers, researchers and system designers.
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