Online Learner Competencies - 9781623964016

Online Learner CompetenciesKnowledge, Skills, and Attitudes for Successful Learning in Online and Blended Settings\nAuthor(s): Michael Beaudoin, Gila Kurtz, Insung Jung, Katsuaki Suzuki, Barbara L. Grabowski\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Emerald Publishing Inc, United States\nImprint: Information Age Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781623964016, 978-1623964016\nSynopsis\nThe book identifies a set of validated competencies and performance statements, withsupporting explanation and data to inform and equip online learners with the critical attitudes, knowledge and skills for successful learning in online and/or blended learning settings. The work also enables online education providers ([url] instructors, course designers, program administrators, scholars) to better understand learner needs in order to design and deliver online education products and services best suited to learners. Supplementing a large number of anecdotally-based how to books published for those engaged in online education, t.