Internet: Impact and Potential for Learning and Instruction
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The SAGE Encyclopedia of Educational Technology. ed. / Michael J. Spector. Vol. 2 Los Angeles: SAGE Publications Inc., 2015. p. 417-422.
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T1 - Internet: Impact and Potential for Learning and Instruction
AU - Ifenthaler, Dirk
AU - Bellin-Mularski, Nicole
AU - Mah, Dana-Kristin
PY - 2015/4/1
Y1 - 2015/4/1
N2 - The Internet has been a revolution for the modern information society and many areas of everyday life. In the field of learning and instruction, the Internet has had a major influence on how people learn. Advantages of online learning and instruction include the freedom of scheduling learning activities as well as reducing travel time and travel costs for off-campus students and facilitators. Hence, students can study anywhere and anytime as well as study at their own pace. Online learning accommodates different learning preferences and prior knowledge and enables personalized learning environments. This entry first provides an overview of the development of the Internet. The entry then discusses the impact of various Internet applications for learning and instruction and concludes with a look at future educational ...
AB - The Internet has been a revolution for the modern information society and many areas of everyday life. In the field of learning and instruction, the Internet has had a major influence on how people learn. Advantages of online learning and instruction include the freedom of scheduling learning activities as well as reducing travel time and travel costs for off-campus students and facilitators. Hence, students can study anywhere and anytime as well as study at their own pace. Online learning accommodates different learning preferences and prior knowledge and enables personalized learning environments. This entry first provides an overview of the development of the Internet. The entry then discusses the impact of various Internet applications for learning and instruction and concludes with a look at future educational ...
KW - Educational science
KW - big data
KW - learning environments
KW - online course
KW - online learning
KW - social networking
KW - twitter
KW - web 2.0
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/bcb0c519-98b0-3cfc-ab85-576be9b582cf/
U2 - 10.4135/9781483346397
DO - 10.4135/9781483346397
M3 - Articles for encyclopedia
SN - 978-1-4522-5822-5
VL - 2
SP - 417
EP - 422
BT - The SAGE Encyclopedia of Educational Technology
A2 - Spector, Michael J.
PB - SAGE Publications Inc.
CY - Los Angeles
ER -