Understanding Virtual Universities

Roy Rada

ISBN 10: 1841500526 / ISBN 13: 9781841500522

Verlag: Intellect, GB, 2013

Beschreibung

All those involved in Higher Education are under pressure to familiarise themselves with the newest developments in Information Technology, and to understand the ways in which they can make use of these resources. The purpose of this book is to help academics from all disciplines to take full advantage of IT. Anticipating a future in which distance learning and virtual reality tutoring systems play a central role in university teaching, Roy Rada provides guidelines for making use of such technological opportunities. The chapters cover: . distance learning for individual students . groups in classrooms - focusing on interactive technology . the university as a whole . emerging market forces in Higher Education and training for industry Unlike competing books that focus on specific aspects of the subject, Understanding Virtual Universities combines managerial, social and technical issues, to provide a comprehensive approach to Information Technology for Higher Education.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers LU-9781841500522

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Understanding Virtual Universities
• Verlag: Intellect, GB
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1841500526
• ISBN-13: 9781841500522
• Einband: Hardback
• Zustand: New

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Inhaltsangabe

Anticipating a future in which distance learning and virtual reality tutoring systems play a key role in university teaching, Rada provides guidelines for making the best use of technological opportunities. This book combines managerial, social and technical issues to provide a comprehensive approach to Information Technology for Higher Education.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Roy Rada is Professor of Information Systems at the University of Maryland. His publications include Medical Multimedia and Software Reuse (both Intellect).