Open & Distance Education and eLearning Books

New and Published Books

1. Mobile Learning and Mathematics

   Edited by Helen Crompton, John Traxler

   Mobile Learning and Mathematics provides an overview of current research on how mobile devices are supporting mathematics educators in classrooms across the globe. Through nine case studies, chapter authors investigate the use of mobile technologies over a range of grade levels and mathematical...

   Published February 25th 2015 by Routledge
2. What Connected Educators Do Differently

   By Todd Whitaker, Jeffrey Zoul, Jimmy Casas

   Todd Whitaker, Jeffrey Zoul, and Jimmy Casas are widely acclaimed experts on teaching and leading and are pioneers in the education twitterverse, and now they are sharing their best practices! In What Connected Educators Do Differently, they show how being a connected educator—by using social media...

   Published February 17th 2015 by Routledge
3. Academic Bildung in Net-based Higher Education

   Moving beyond learning

   Edited by Trine Fossland, Helle Mathiasen, Mariann Solberg

   Series: Routledge Research in Higher Education

   The explosive emergence of net-based learning in higher education brings with it new possibilities and constraints in teaching and learning environments.This edited collection considers how the concept of Academic Bildung - a term suggesting a personal educational process beyond actual educational...

   Published January 25th 2015 by Routledge
4. Learning Technologies and the Body

   Integration and Implementation In Formal and Informal Learning Environments

   Edited by Victor Lee

   Series: Routledge Research in Education

   This volume explores how technology-supported learning environments can incorporate physical activity and interactive experiences in formal education. It presents cutting-edge research and design work on a new generation of "body-centric" technologies such as wearable body sensors, GPS tracking...

   Published December 16th 2014 by Routledge
5. The Instructional Value of Digital Storytelling

   Higher Education, Professional, and Adult Learning Settings

   By Patricia McGee

   Although storytelling has been recognized as an effective instructional strategy for some time, most educators are not informed about how to communicate a story that supports learning—particularly when using digital media. The Instructional Value of Digital Storytelling provides a broad overview of...

   Published December 14th 2014 by Routledge
6. Best Practices in Online Program Development

   Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

   By Elliot King, Neil Alperstein

   Series: Best Practices in Online Teaching and Learning

   Best Practices in Online Program Development 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....

   Published December 5th 2014 by Routledge
7. Designing Games for Children

   Developmental, Usability, and Design Considerations for Making Games for Kids

   By Carla Fisher

   When making games for kids, it’s tempting to simply wing-it on the design. We were all children once, right? The reality is that adults are far removed from the cognitive changes and the motor skill challenges that are the hallmark of the developing child. Designing Games for Children, helps you...

   Published December 2nd 2014 by Focal Press
8. Building Better Universities

   Strategies, Spaces, Technologies

   By Jos Boys

   Building Better Universities provides a wide-ranging summary and critical review of the increasing number of groundbreaking initiatives undertaken by universities and colleges around the world. It suggests that we have reached a key moment for the higher education sector in which the services,...

   Published December 1st 2014 by Routledge
9. Learning with Mobile and Handheld Technologies

   By John Galloway, Merlin John, Maureen McTaggart

   As technology evolves we are ever more reliant on the use of handheld and mobile devices, yet what do we know about their impact on learning? While there is a lot of interest in mobile technology, many schools still aren’t sure how to best use it for learning and teaching. Learning with Handhelds...

   Published November 24th 2014 by Routledge
10. Massive Open Online Courses

    The MOOC Revolution

    Edited by Paul Kim

    Are MOOCs a catalyst for reimagining education, a sign of the increased corporatization of the education sector, or merely a well-publicized but passing trend? Massive Open Online Courses shares insights from multiple stakeholders on what MOOCs are now and could eventually become, providing those...

    Published November 23rd 2014 by Routledge