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A reference database useful for accessing scholarly definitions, background and contextual information. Links you to various reference materials and includes a mind map feature that provides a visual of concepts related to your term. Subjects covered include art, biography, business, economics, education, history, literature, music, psychology, religion, and science and technology.
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Proquest’s multi-disciplinary e-book collection. Download or read books online, as well as highlight and take notes in text. Browse by subject option.
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Reference book database. Use to locate reference e-books like encyclopedias and handbooks that provide contextual or explanatory material. Filter by source type, discipline, and search for keywords within texts.

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Advanced Online Education and Training Technologies by Maki Habib (Editor)
ISBN: 9781522570103
Publication Date: 2018-08-30
Featuring research on topics such as professional development in the twenty-first century and cultural differences in online learning environments, this book is ideally designed for educators, students, academicians, and other education professionals seeking coverage on enhanced student learning through technology-based learning tools.
E-Learning by Elizabeth Mason-Whitehead (Editor); Janice Gidman (Editor); Annette McIntosh (Editor)
ISBN: 1849200106
Publication Date: 2010
Entry defines e-learning, identifies key points, provides a brief discussion, and includes a case study in e-learning in healthcare education.
Encyclopedia of Diversity in Education by James A. Banks (Editor)
ISBN: 9781412981521
Publication Date: 2012-05-24
Provides an overview of how technology presents the opportunity to meet the educational needs of underserved students through rich E-learning environments.
Encyclopedia of Distributed Learning by Anna DiStefano (Editor); Kjell Erik Rudestam (Editor); Robert J. Silverman (Editor)
ISBN: 9780761924517
Publication Date: 2003
From launching a student on the route to self-directed learning to using group processes, self-assessment, the life line experience, and developing a learning contract, this encyclopedia comprehensively covers all aspects of distributed learning.
Handbook of Research on K-12 Online and Blended Learning by Richard E. Ferdig; Kathryn Kennedy
ISBN: 9781312587083
Publication Date: 2014
Edited collection of chapters that sets out to present the current state of research in K-12 online and blended learning.
Online Course Management by Information Resources Management Association Staff (Editor)
ISBN: 9781522554721
Publication Date: 2018
Comprehensive reference source for the latest scholarly material on the trends, techniques, and management of online and distance-learning environments and examines the benefits and challenges of these developments.
Online Learning by Michael Thomas (Editor)
ISBN: 9780857027658
Publication Date: 2011
Examines the influence of new technologies on online pedagogy and provides an authoritative synthesis of existing research in the field. It also investigates the direction of e-Learning in the digital age.
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Educational Technology by J. Michael Spector (Editor)
ISBN: 9781452258225
Publication Date: 2015
Focuses on core topics and issues that will retain relevance in the face of perpetually evolving devices, services and specific techniques.
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Online Education by Steven L. Danver (Editor)
ISBN: 9781483318356
Publication Date: 2016
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.
The SAGE Handbook of e-Learning Research by Caroline Haythornthwaite (Editor); Richard N. L. Andrews (Editor); Jude Fransman (Editor); Eric M. Meyers (Editor)
ISBN: 9781473902329
Publication Date: 2016
Chapters focus on areas of development in e-learning technology, theory, practice, pedagogy and method of analysis.
Teaching and Training Online by Judith N. Martin & Mary M. Meares
ISBN: 9781452244280
Publication Date: 2015
Encyclopedia entry reviews how teaching and learning online differ from face-to-face instruction, teaching intercultural issues online, assessing online teaching/training, and more.
Web-Based Teaching by David F. Feldon and Catherine Flynn
ISBN: 9781412956642
Publication Date: 2010
Encyclopedia entry provides a brief overview of web-based teaching, applications, theories.