{"product_id":"best-practices-in-online-program-development-teaching-and-learning-in-higher-education-paperback","title":"Best Practices in Online Program Development: Teaching and Learning in Higher Education - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElliot King\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNeil Alperstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBest Practices in Online Program Development\u003c\/em\u003e is a practical, hands-on guide that provides the concrete strategies that academic and administrative departments within institutions of higher learning need to develop in order to create and maintain coherent and effective online educational programs. Unlike individual courses, an online education program requires a comprehensive, inter-departmental effort to be integrated into the ongoing educational project of a college or university. This book focuses on the: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntegration of online education into the institutional mission \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eComplex faculty-related issues including recruiting, training, and teaching\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eMultifaceted support required for student retention and success\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eNeed for multilayered assessment at the course, program, technical, and institutional levels\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eChallenges posed to governance and by the need to garner resources across the institution\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eModel to insure ongoing, comprehensive development of online educational programs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBest Practices in Online Program Development covers the above topics and more, giving all the stakeholders in online educational programs the building blocks to foster successful programs while encouraging them to determine what role online education should play in their academic offerings. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElliot King\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Professor and Chair of the Communication Department at Loyola University Maryland. He is the author or co-author of seven books and has written extensively about the application and impact of new computer and communication technology since the 1980s. He is a co-founder of Loyola's Master of Arts program in Emerging Media, an online program.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeil Alperstein is a Professor in the Communication Department at Loyola University Maryland. He is the Founding Director of its Master of Arts program in Emerging Media, an online program, and a leader in the use of educational technology in the classroom. He is the author of the book, Advertising in Everyday Life, and numerous book chapters and scores of scholarly articles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 162\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 06, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724063969343,"sku":"9780415724449","price":84.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/5a7fc7dfa6b105f70673cc7b7fae1001.webp?v=1765101358","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/best-practices-in-online-program-development-teaching-and-learning-in-higher-education-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}