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<p>Foreword xxvii<br /> Alan Tait</p> <p>Introduction xxix<br /> Ulrich Bernath, András Szücs, Alan Tait and Martine Vidal</p> <p><b>PART 1. THE DEVELOPMENT OF DISTANCE EDUCATION AND E-LEARNING 1</b></p> <p><b>PART 1.1. SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 3</b></p> <p>Chapter 1. Challenges Facing Distance Education in the 21st Century: Policy and Research Implications 5<br /> Sarah Guri-Rosenblit</p> <p>Chapter 2. The Evolving Role of Universities: Increasing Openness and Relevance 23<br /> Anne Gaskell and Roger Mills</p> <p>Chapter 3. The Internet and the Education System: An Optimization Policy 35<br /> Roni Aviram</p> <p>Chapter 4. “E-Learning” Meets “Digital Media”: New Strategic Questions for Higher Education 45<br /> Jim Devine</p> <p>Chapter 5. Preparing Educational Institutions for Online ODL. How Theory May Support Change Strategies in Traditional Universities 57<br /> Annette Lorentsen</p> <p>Chapter 6. Higher Education Quality as an Organizational Culture 69<br /> Ulf-Daniel Ehlers</p> <p>Chapter 7. E-learning and the Quality of Knowledge in a Globalized World 85<br /> Sylvia van de Bunt-Kokhuis</p> <p><b>PART 1.2. EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF DISTANCE EDUCATION AND E-LEARNING 107</b></p> <p>Chapter 8. E-Learning and the Future of Distance Education 109<br /> Ormond Simpson</p> <p>Chapter 9. Access and Efficiency in the Development of Distance Education and E-Learning 119<br /> Thomas Hülsmann</p> <p>Chapter 10. Examining the Effectiveness of Distance Education: Results from Multilevel Modeling 141<br /> Tim Seifert, Bruce Sheppard and Ann Marie Vaughan</p> <p>Chapter 11. Quantitative Cost-Effectiveness Model for Web-supported Academic Instruction 151<br /> Anat Cohen and Rafi Nachmias</p> <p>Chapter 12. A Particular Aspect of Cost Analysis in Distance Education: Time 161<br /> Massimo Loi and Bruno Ronsivalle</p> <p><b>PART 1.3. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 169</b></p> <p>Chapter 13. Moving eCompetence Ahead – From Conceptual Foundations to Strategic Practice 171<br /> Dirk Schneckenberg</p> <p>Chapter 14. Designing Collaborative Learning for Competence Development 195<br /> Ulf-Daniel Ehlers</p> <p>Chapter 15. Academic Staff in Traditional Universities: Motivators and Demotivators in the Adoption of E-learning 217<br /> Kay MacKeogh and Seamus Fox</p> <p>Chapter 16. The Role of Tutors as a Fundamental Component of Online Learning Support 235<br /> Maggie McPherson and Miguel Baptista Nunes</p> <p>Chapter 17. Teachers’ Professional Development for the Technology Enhanced Classroom in the School of Tomorrow 247<br /> Henrik Hansson</p> <p>Chapter 18. Eleven Competences for the Teacher Using ICTs: a Quali-quantitative Research Pattern 261<br /> Alberto Cattaneo and Elena Boldrini</p> <p>Chapter 19. Educating Tutors – and Ourselves. A Report from a Collective Effort 291<br /> Ivar Børsheim, Atle Schaathun, Hans Øistein Skauerud, Unn Spjelkavik and Ilmi Willbergh</p> <p><b>PART 1.4. SOCIO-CULTURAL ISSUES OF DISTANCE AND E-LEARNING 301</b></p> <p>Chapter 20. Globalization – an Opportunity for the “Uneducated” to Become “Learned” or Further<br /> “Excluded”? 303<br /> Mary Bolger</p> <p>Chapter 21. Beyond Barriers: Intercultural Learning and Inclusion in Globalized Paradigms 311<br /> Alan Bruce</p> <p>Chapter 22. Women in Distance Learning: Second Chance or Third Shift? 325<br /> Athanassia Aggeli and Paraskevi Vassala</p> <p>Chapter 23. E-learning for Senior Citizens 335<br /> Sonia Hetzner and Paul Held</p> <p>Chapter 24. Distance Education in Prisons: an Educational Right or a Privilege? The Case of “Student Inmates” 349<br /> Fanny Salane</p> <p><b>PART 2. TEACHING AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS IN THE MAKING 369</b></p> <p><b>PART 2.1. PEDAGOGICAL CONCEPTS 371</b></p> <p>Chapter 25. Role of Technology in Enhancing Learning 373<br /> Alan Brown</p> <p>Chapter 26. Learning Face-to-Face, In-action and On-line: Integrated Model of Lifelong Learning 385<br /> Luciano Galliani and Paula de Waal</p> <p>Chapter 27. The Bottles are New but What of the Wine? Managing Learning and Teaching in Web 2.0 395<br /> Michael G. Moore</p> <p>Chapter 28. Student Perceptions of Immediacy and Social Presence in Distance Education 411<br /> Steve Wheeler and Fraser Reid</p> <p><b>PART 2.2. LEARNER NEEDS, STYLES AND IDENTITIES, PERCEPTIONS, READINESS 427</b></p> <p>Chapter 29. The Natives are Restless. Higher Education and the Culture of the Digital Natives 429<br /> Susanne Kjekshus Koch, Inger Carin Grøndal and Gunnar-Johan Schei</p> <p>Chapter 30. Preparing Students for Learning in an Online World: an Evaluation of the Student Passport to eLearning (SPeL) Model 439<br /> Francesca Lorenzi, Kay MacKeogh and Seamus Fox</p> <p>Chapter 31. Perceptions about Time and Learning: Researching the Student Experience 457<br /> Mary Thorpe</p> <p>Chapter 32. Retention and Course Choice in Distance Learning 473<br /> Ormond Simpson</p> <p>Chapter 33. Online Students’ Needs for and Satisfaction with Support Services 485<br /> Torstein Rekkedal</p> <p>Chapter 34. Motivational Characteristics of E-Students 499<br /> Karmela Aleksic-Maslac, Djuro Njavro, Katarina Karalic</p> <p>Chapter 35. Individual Differences in Attitudes Towards and Choices of Learning/Teaching Technology 511<br /> Ruth Beyth-Marom and Kelly Sorozon-Saporta</p> <p>Chapter 36. Online Learners’ Frustration. Implications for Lifelong Learning 519<br /> Federico Borges Sáiz</p> <p>Chapter 37. Reflections on Seeking the “Invisible” Online Learner (and Instructor) 529<br /> Michael F. Beaudoin</p> <p>Chapter 38. Reports of the “Death of Geography” Have Been Greatly Exaggerated: Why UK Distance Learning Students Prefer Face-to-Face Tuition 543<br /> Troy Cooper</p> <p>Chapter 39. E-Mentoring to Help Mature Students’ Transition to University 553<br /> Palitha Edirisingha, Mike Hill, Celayne Heaton-Shrestha</p> <p><b>PART 2.3. COURSE DEVELOPMENT AND INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN 567</b></p> <p>Chapter 40. Flexibility Beyond Time and Place: Stretching and Opening the Course 569<br /> Wim de Boer and Betty Collis</p> <p>Chapter 41. Capturing Practice and Scaffolding Learning Design 579<br /> Gráinne Conole</p> <p>Chapter 42. Technologies in Use: How Context and Design Drive their Effects 595<br /> Mary Thorpe, Steve Godwin and Rebecca Fergusson</p> <p>Chapter 43. Involvement, Institutional Roles and Design Models in E-Learning 607<br /> Luca Botturi</p> <p>Chapter 44. Diversity of Strategies to Promote Effective B-Learning: a Case Study in Higher Education 627<br /> Lúcia Pombo, Maria Joao Loureiro, Ana Balula and António Moreira</p> <p>Chapter 45. Assessment of E-Learning Material with the INTERFACE System 645<br /> Károly Hercegfi and Orchidea Edith Kiss</p> <p>Chapter 46. Who Should “Customize” the Knowledge Content: Publishing Scholars or Online Mediators? 659<br /> Christian Bois</p> <p><b>PART 2.4. COLLABORATIVE LEARNING AND SOCIAL NETWORKING 675</b></p> <p>Chapter 47. ”More is Different” – How E-Learning within Online Learning Communities Can Make the Difference 677<br /> Virginie Aimard</p> <p>Chapter 48. SocialLearn – Widening Participation and Sustainability of Higher Education 691<br /> Anthony Walton, Martin Weller and Gráinne Conole</p> <p>Chapter 49. Collaborative Learning Using Social Tools for Enquiry, Reflection and Sharing 701<br /> Non Scantlebury</p> <p>Chapter 50. Modeling Interactions in Learning Settings and their Impact on the Learning Process 711<br /> George Neofotistos, Nikitas Kastis, Eleftheria Tsourlidaki and Nikos Voulgarakis</p> <p>Chapter 51. Tools and Instruments Supporting Cooperative Freedom in Virtual Learning Environments 721<br /> Morten Flate Paulsen</p> <p>Chapter 52. Models of Activity, Collaboration and Assessment in Wikis in Academic Courses 745<br /> Edna Tal-Elhasid and Hagit Meishar-Tal</p> <p><b>PART 2.5. THE WORLD OF WORK – E-SKILLS AND EMPLOYABILITY 759</b></p> <p>Chapter 53. E-learning and Earning: The impact of Lifelong E-learning on Organizational Development in an Adverse Economy 761<br /> Jane Simmons</p> <p>Chapter 54. E-learning and E-business: The Need for SMEs to Work Smarter in the New Europe 773<br /> Josephine Browne and Georgina Sweetnam</p> <p>Chapter 55. Putting the Pieces Together: Conceptual Frameworks for Building PLEs with Web 2.0 Tools 783<br /> Ricardo Torres Kompen, Palitha Edirisingha and Richard Mobbs</p> <p>Chapter 56. Personal Learning Environments and Institutional Control 809<br /> Niall Sclater</p> <p><i>List of Authors 821</i></p> <p><i>Institution Index 833</i></p> <p><i>Name Index 837</i></p> <p><i>Index 853</i></p>

<p><strong>András Szücs</strong> is Professor at Eotvos Lorand University, Hungry. <p><strong>Ulrich Bernath</strong> is Chair of the Board of Trustees of the <em>Ulrich Bernath Foundation for Research in Open and Distance Learning. <p><strong>Alan Tait</strong> is President of the European Distance and E-Learning Network. <p><strong>Martine Vidal</strong> is Vice-President of the European Distance and E-Learning Network.

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