Our Price: AUD$24.95 (USD$)* ISBN: 978-1-920764-98-2 Subject: Education/Teaching Methods Publication Date: March 2008

Synopsis
With the constant advancement of technology, the world is moving towards more and more electronic classrooms in universities, colleges, schools and even the workplace.

Today's instructors are required to advance their knowledge for designing, developing and implementing the resource material for web-based teaching, while students need to advance their learning skills and be more independent in their studies, with self-regulation and cooperation in group learning to accomplish their tasks.

The global nature of the Internet enables the easy use of online resources, including email, chat rooms, video-conferencing and discussion forums, to share ideas, suggestions and innovations to other learners around the world.

This book focuses on the impact of modern technology and the World Wide Web and its influence on educators, teaching methods and students.

About The Author
Rosalia Wong was born in Malaysia, migrated to Australia in 1982, and grew up in Brisbane, Australia. She earned a bachelor's degree in Arts from Newcastle University and is currently working towards her Master's degree in Adult and Vocational Education.

Rosalia has previously published An Unforgettable Journey, Education: A Study Of Teaching English As A Foreign Language In Large Classes In China (writing as Rosalia Lei), and the Kimberley Shu series of novellas.

From The Book
According to Aggarwal (2003), web-based learning is available anyplace, anywhere and to anyone. Aggarwal stated that web-based education is instruction, using technologies. Bruning and Horn (2003) stated there is no such thing, as classroom instruction is more effective than web-based learning and the same is the reverse: poor web-based learning can also become poor classroom learning.

Heide and Stilborne (1996) noted that initially, the Internet was used mostly for military and academic applications, whilst today, it has extended its usage to education, government, research, library catalogues, businesses, and community-based bulletin boards etc. According to Barron and Ivers (1996) the overwhelming nature of the educational resources available may be difficult for instructors to find the time to integrate into their curricula.

Educational programs and resources, university degrees, libraries of information, lectures from professors, and live broadcasts of complicated course procedures and training programs are all obtainable on the web and typify the characteristics of web-based learning and teaching.