Paperback. This book will help academics from all disciplines 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 best use of the technological opportunities. The chapters cover: * distance learning for individual students * groups in classrooms &endash; focusing on interactive technology * the university as a whole * emerging market forces in Higher Education and training for industry Unlike other 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. Anticipating a future in which distance learning and virtual reality tutoring systems play a central role in university teaching, this work provides guidelines for making the best use of the technological opportunities. It covers distance learning and the university as a whole. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Title: Understanding Virtual Universities (Paperback)
Publisher: Intellect, Bristol
Publication Date: 2013
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1841508535
ISBN 13: 9781841508535
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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The purpose of this book is to help academics from all disciplines 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 best 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; and 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.

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Roy Rada is Professor of Information Systems at the University of Maryland.

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