The SAGE Encyclopedia of Online Education

Steven L. Danver

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Year: 2016
• ISBN:
  9781506353029
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Éducation
• Subtopic: Éducation générale

Online education, both by for-profit institutions and within traditional universities, has seen recent tremendous growth and appeal - but online education has many aspects that are not well understood.

The SAGE Encyclopedia of Online Education provides a thorough and engaging reference on all aspects of this field, from the theoretical dimensions of teaching online to the technological aspects of implementing online courses—with a central focus on the effective education of students.

Key topics explored through nearly 400 entries include:

· Technology used in the online classroom

· Institutions that have contributed to the growth of online education

· Pedagogical basis and strategies of online education

· Effectiveness and assessment

· Different types of online education and best practices

· The changing role of online education in the global education system

Index

Note: Main topics and their page numbers are in bold. Page numbers referring to figures and tables are followed by (fig.) and (table).

• A. Frank Mayadas Leadership Award, 2:851
• Abbott, Sophie, 1:178
• ABC daily planning schedule, 2:461–462
• ABC model of facilitation, 3:1045–1046
• Abraham Lincoln Law School, 2:676
• Academia.edu, 3:1020
• Academic advising, 1:1–5
  • models of, 1:3–4
  • necessity and purpose of, 1:1–3
  • online technology and, 1:4
  • at online universities, 1:4–5
• Academic affairs, virtual university administration, 3:1170
• Academic Earth, 2:717
• Academic efficacy, community in online learning, 1:210–211
• Academic freedom, 1:5–7
  • concept of, 1:5–6
  • for online learning, 1:7
  • in U.S., 1:6–7
• Academic governance, 1:7–14
  • future developments, 1:13
  • key areas in, 1:8–12
  • in online higher education, 1:12–13
  • overview, 1:7–8
• Academic integrity, 1:14–22
  • concept of, 1:17
  • emerging technologies and challenges, 1:19–21
  • history of, in U.S., 1:15–17
  • history of academia, 1:15
  • The Idea of a University (Newman), 1:17–18
  • online learning environment and, 1:18–19
  • overview, 1:14–15
• Academic Integrity in the Twenty-First Century (Gallant), 1:15
• Academic Leader (Magna Publications), 2:441–442
• Academic Leadership Program (CIC), 2:441
• Academic libraries. See Libraries, online university; Libraries, traditional university
• Academic partnerships, 1:22–24. See also individual names of businesses
• Academic q...