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This important volume features contributions by top virtual school practitioners and experts in the field who talk about what virtual schools can do to plan for success. If you are interested in the details of launching virtual learning options for your school, district, region, or state, you likely have more questions that answers. Where do I begin? What kind of personnel will I need? What providers and resources are available to me? How do I hire and train teachers? What are the costs involved? This authoritative volume will answer these questions and many more.
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Developed by administrators of state initiatives for K-12 schools and virtual high schools, educational technologists leading e-learning programs, and university researchers, this volume serves as a handbook for those interested in planning for virtual schooling. The editors provide the framework by analyzing the benefits and limitations of virtual schools, "any educational organization that offers K-12 courses through Internet- or Web-based methods." Other practitioners and researchers examine issues of equity and access within e-learning programs, review the evolution of course management systems in virtual schools, examine the costs and funding options for online education, present assessment strategies that should influence policy and practice considerations, and provide the guiding principles for marketing K-12 virtual efforts. Leaders of the virtual high school programs in Florida, Colorado, North Carolina, Missouri, Illinois, and South Dakota, and of The Virtual High School, a national consortium of schools offering online high school courses, provide lessons learned. The editors conclude that "given a balance of authority and responsibility for their own learning [within today's virtual school], most students can gain the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in the new century." ^BSumming Up: Highly recommended. General readers and upper-division undergraduates and above. D. L. Stoloff Eastern Connecticut State University
