Usability Evaluation of Online Learning Programs
Published on 1. January 2003
Book
Hardback
442 pages
978-1-59140-105-6 (ISBN)
Description
Successful use of information and communication technologies depends on usable designs that do not require expensive training, accommodate the needs of diverse users and are low cost. There is a growing demand and increasing pressure for adopting innovative approaches to the design and delivery of education, hence, the use of online learning (also called E-learning) as a mode of study. This is partly due to the increasing number of learners and the limited resources available to meet a wide range of various needs, backgrounds, expectations, skills, levels, ages, abilities and disabilities. The advances of new technology and communications (WWW, Human Computer Interaction and Multimedia) have made it possible to reach out to a bigger audience around the globe. By focusing on the issues that have impact on the usability of online learning programs and their implementation, Usability Evaluation of Online Learning Programs specifically fills-in a gap in this area, which is particularly invaluable to practitioners.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Hershey
United States
Publishing group
IGI Global
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
black & white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
1021 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59140-105-6 (9781591401056)
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Person
Claude Ghaoui, Ph. D., is a senior lecturer in computer systems (since 1995) at the School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, Liverpool JMU, UK. Her research interests and expertise are mainly in human computer interaction, multimedia/Internet technology and their applications in education. She is a UK correspondent for EUROMICRO (since 1998) and served on programme committees for several international HCI/multimedia conferences. Since 2000, she has been an advisor for eUniservity (UK-based), which promotes and provides online learning. She is the editor of two books, ""E-Educational Applications: Human Factors and Innovative Approaches"", 2004 published by IRM Press, and ""Usability Evaluation of Online Learning Programs"", 2003 published by Information Science Publishing.
Content
ETH World - Implementation of a Virtual Campus Infrastructure and E-Learning at ETH; Implementing Online Delivery and Learning Support Systems: Issues, Evaluation and Lessons; Evaluating the Use of WEBCT in Learning, Teaching and Assessment; Collaborative Learning on-Demand on the Internet Mbone; Improving Usability of an Online Learning System by means of Multimedia, Collaboration and Adaptation Resources; Heuristic Evaluation of Web-Based ODL Programs; Coming off the Rails: Evaluation and the Design Process; Developing and Supporting Research-Based Learning and Teaching through Technology; Online Learning for the Real World: Diploma in Computing via the Internet; Usability Inspection of the ECONOF System's User Interface Visualisation Component; Issues of Quality in Online Degree Programmes; Learning Technologies and Learning Theories; Design Cycle Usability Evaluations of an Intercultural Virtual Simulation Game for Collaborative Learning; Computer Supported Network Based Learning Environment for the Workplace; Professional to Manufacturing Mode due to Online University Education; Changing Roles and Processes in Online Tuition for Higher Education: A Case Study from the UK Open University; Learnability; Usability Evaluation of Online Learning Programs: A Sociological Standpoint