Cases on Global E-Learning Practices

E-learning has assumed a significant role in the educational sector in both face-to-face learning and distance learning forms. Universities all over the globe have adopted e-learning methodology, or are planning to implement it in the near future. Cases on Global E-Learning Practices: Successes and Pitfalls looks into global practices of e-learning, examining the successes and failures of e-learning professionals. It provides a judicious mix of practical experiences and research in the form of case studies. Written by experts from all over the globe, this book shows how to design instructional strategies for e-learning, illustrates the application of e-learning with case studies, and reviews the potential of e-learning in education and training. Cases on Global E-Learning Practices: Successes and Pitfalls gives an understanding of the practical implementation of e-learning technologies, including what to do and what to avoid.

Ramesh Sharma holds a Ph.D. in education in the area of educational technology and is currently working as regional director in Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), India. He has been a teacher trainer also and taught educational technology, educational research and statistics, educational measurement and evaluation, special education, psychodynamics of mental dealth courses for the B.Ed. and M.Ed. programs. He is the co-editor of the Asian Journal of Distance Education, and has been on the editorial advisory board of Distance Education, International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, and Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education. He has co-authored one book on distance education research and co-edited a book on interactive multimedia in education. He is also on the advisory board for the Encyclopedia of Distance Learning, published by Idea Group Reference, and contributed to that publication. Sanjaya Mishra holds a Ph.D. in library and information science in the area of library networks. He has been a teacher of communication technology to distance educators, and has been involved in the successful implementation of many multimedia and Internet based courses. With professional training in distance education, television production and multimedia, he is actively involved in collaboration at international level. He is reader in distance education at the Staff Training and Research Institute of Distance Education, Indira Gandhi National Open University, India. He has also worked with the Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia at New Delhi and consulted with UNESCO, UN-ESCAP, World Bank, and the Commonwealth of Learning. He was a book review editor of the Indian Journal of Open Learning and also edited few special issues of the same journal. He is author/editor of 10 books and has contributed more than 75 research papers in reputed professional journals. He is one of the founding editors of the Asian Journal of Distance Education