Developing Successful Strategies for Global Policies and Cyber Transparency in E-Learning - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1466688440 ISBN 13: 9781466688445

Publisher: Information Science Reference, 2015

Synopsis

The globalization of education has developed alongside the advancement of technological resources. By integrating these resources into the education system, better services and opportunities are now available in online learning contexts.

Developing Successful Strategies for Global Policies and Cyber Transparency in E-Learning is an essential reference source for the latest academic research on the importance of transparency within online learning environments. Featuring extensive coverage on topics relating to management models, pedagogical approaches, and technological advancements, this book is a pivotal reference source for policymakers, managers, and educators seeking current research on the impact of e-learning on a global scale.

This book features timely, research-based chapters across a variety of relevant topics including informational policies, education systems, and learning models.

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About the Author

Gulsun Eby is a professor in Distance Education at the College of Open Education of Anadolu University. Dr. Eby undertook graduate studies at Anadolu University, Turkey (MA. Educational Technology) and the University of Cincinnati, USA (Ed.D. Curriculum & Instruction), and also has worked a post-doctoral fellow at the College of Education at New Mexico State University, USA (2001-2002). Dr. Eby earned her B.S. degree in Computer Engineering from the College of Informatics Technologies and Engineering of Hoca Ahmet Yesevi International Turk-Kazakhstani University in the year 2012-2013. Also, she is currently a graduate student in the Department of Computer and Instructional Technologies. Dr. Eby has over twenty-nine years of experience in focusing on the egalitarian and ecological aspects of distance education; finding new answers, viewpoints and explanations to online communication problems through critical pedagogy; and improving learner critical thinking skills through project-based online learning. Dr. Eby is the Group Coordinator of R&D and International Relations of College of Open Education, Anadolu University. She continues to manage and provide pedagogical support for distance learning programs.

T. Volkan Yuzer, Ph.D., is professor in Distance Education at College of Open Education, Anadolu University. He undertook graduate studies at Anadolu University, Turkey. His research interests are new communication technologies, synchronous, asynchronous and interactive communications and transformative learning milieus in distance and online education. He has over seventeen years of experience in exploring additional distance learning media and providing communication and technological support for distance learning programs as well as develop online learning courses. Dr. Yuzer has participated in projects related to distance learning, online synchronous learning, and virtual classroom. Dr. Yuzer is the Head of Distance Education Department of College of Open Education, Anadolu University. He has been teaching courses in distance learning, communication, and information technologies.

Simber Atay was born in Gaziantep (1958). She studied at The Ege University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Cinema-TV (1976-1980). Her Undergraduate thesis was titled, Kemal Sunal Comedy (1980), her Master thesis The Early Period of Photography and Ottoman Photographers (1983), and her PhD Thesis: Approaches in Turkish Film Critics (1990).

Edition details

• Publisher: Information Science Reference
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1466688440
• ISBN 13: 9781466688445
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 388
• Editor: Eby Gulsun, Yuzer T Volkan, Atay Simber