Misbehavior Online in Higher Education (Cutting-edge Technologies in Higher Education, 5) - Softcover

Laura A. Wankel; Charles Wankel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1780524560 ISBN 13: 9781780524566

Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited, 2012

Synopsis

As interaction in higher education among faculty, staff, students, and others becomes ever more digital, the welter of new online communication technologies have provided many unintentional opportunities for indiscipline and misconduct. As a result of this unfortunate increase is misbehavior, administrators and instructors in higher education are increasingly being called upon to remedy and forestall such actions.

Misbehavior Online in Higher Education is rich in contemporary case studies, analytical reports, and up-to-date research providing detailed overviews of various misbehavior, including cyberbullying, cyberstalking, cyberslacking, and privacy invasion, hacking, cheating, teasing, and enhanced prejudicial attitudes. The development of approaches to addressing these problems is discussed and examples are provided. The book also anticipates emerging problematic behavior and the development of new policies, programs, facilities, and technologies to tackle such problems.

About this title

About the Author:

Laura A Wankel - Seton Hall University, NJ, USA
Charles Wankel - St John's University, NY, USA

Review:

This collection of eighteen articles on the pitfalls of online education practices examines specific problems in the use of Internet and computer technologies and explores the ways in which advances in technology affect traditional processes for both students and educators. Topics discussed include online academic publishing, online instructor behavior and technically savvy student populations, Facebook and higher education, cyberbullying, online cheating, and identity verification in online coursework. The contributors are academics in a wide variety of disciplines from primarily US institutions. Distributed in North America by Turpin Distribution. --Book News Inc. Portland, OR

About this edition

• Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1780524560
• ISBN 13: 9781780524566
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 420
• Editor: Laura A. Wankel, Charles Wankel