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Learning Management System Technologies and Software Solutions for Online Teaching: Tools and Applications - Hardcover

 
9781615208531: Learning Management System Technologies and Software Solutions for Online Teaching: Tools and Applications
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1615208534 ISBN 13: 9781615208531
Publisher: Information Science Reference, 2010

Synopsis

With the rapid proliferation of distance learning, schools confront the difficult problem of choosing and managing an appropriate technological environment that fits their budget, technical resources, curriculum, pedagogy, and profile of the student body. Learning Management System Technologies and Software Solutions for Online Teaching: Tools and Applications focuses on the interaction between learning management systems and relevant teaching methodologies to bring attention to developments in distance learning technologies and programs. This book covers commercial and open-source LMSs as well as technologies used for synchronous and asynchronous course delivery, offering a comprehensive discussion of factors influencing the transition from one LMS to another. Discussing topics such as virtual labs, electronic portfolios, and technological solutions related to the problems of plagiarism, student tracking, assessment, and security of e-learning environment, this book proves to be a comprehensive guide on the available technological solutions in the area of online education.

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About the Author

Yefim Kats received his PhD from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. His interests include Informatics, Data and Knowledge Management, e-Learning, and Social Implications of Technology. Dr. Kats has an extensive curriculum development and teaching experience with traditional, hybrid, and online courses. He authored a number of publications, several of them on curriculum development and instructional methodology. Dr. Kats is a recipient - as the Principle Investigator - of the federal research grants from the National Research Council and the National Institute of Health. Dr. Kats has taught a wide range of courses in Computer Science, Information Systems, Informatics, and Social Sciences.

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Publisher
Information Science Reference
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1615208534
ISBN 13 
9781615208531
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
462
Editor
Kats Yefim