Title:
Future directions in distance learning and communications technology
Publication Information:
Hershey PA : Information Science Pub., 2007
ISBN:
9781599043760
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Summary
Summary
Distance education technology combines communication with educational and intelligent methods to develop software and hardware systems that support learning activities with spatiotemporal flexibilities. ""Future Directions in Distance Learning and Communication Technologies"" presents theoretical studies and practical solutions for engineers, educational professionals, and graduate students in the research areas of e-learning, distance education, and instructional design. This book provides readers with cutting-edge solutions and research directions pertinent to these evolving fields.
Table of Contents
Preface | p. vii |
Section I Introduction | |
Chapter I A Survey of Distance Education Challenges and Technologies | p. 1 |
Section II Communication Technologies | |
Chapter II An E-Learning System Based on the Top-Down Method and the Cellular Models | p. 27 |
Chapter III Privacy and Security in E-Learning | p. 52 |
Chapter IV Bluetooth Scatternet Using an Ad Hoc Bridge Node Routing Protocol for Outdoor Distance Education | p. 76 |
Chapter V Ubiquitous Agent-Based Campus Information Providing System for Cellular Phones | p. 94 |
Section III Intelligent Technologies | |
Chapter VI An XML-Based Approach to Multimedia Engineering for Distance Learning | p. 108 |
Chapter VII Open Multi-Agent Systems for Collaborative Web-Based Learning | p. 138 |
Chapter VIII Concept Effect Model: An Effective Approach to Developing Adaptive Hypermedia Systems | p. 151 |
Chapter IX A Virtual Laboratory for Digital Signal Processing | p. 171 |
Section IV Educational Technologies | |
Chapter X Interactive E-Learning | p. 189 |
Chapter XI Using Ontology as Scaffolding for Authoring Teaching Materials | p. 203 |
Chapter XII The Next Generation of E-Learning: Strategies for Media Rich Online Teaching and Engaged Learning | p. 222 |
Chapter XIII A SCORM-Compliant U-Learning Grid by Employing CC/PP | p. 243 |
Chapter XIV A Distance Learning System for Teaching the Writing of Chinese Characters Over the Internet | p. 254 |
Section V Future Directions | |
Chapter XV Future Directions of Multimedia Technologies in E-Learning | p. 273 |
About the Authors | p. 284 |
Index | p. 294 |