As higher education strives to maintain goals of quality, efficiency and effectiveness, information technology is already playing an integral role. There is a growing need to examine issues, trends, controversies, challenges and opportunities facing higher education leaders and administrators as...

"This book provides an international perspective on the need for information and communication technology in education and training, highlighting the use of technology in both formal and informal learning"--Provided by publisher.

Institutions of higher education are at the forefront of the technological interface with life and society. Technological innovations within university research centers, university library resource developments, and new tools available for teaching and learning are nurturing new educational...

"This book presents recent and important theoretical and practical advances in educational technology design in higher education, examining their possibilities for enhancing teaching and learning"--Provided by publisher.

The implementation of a University 2.0 model / Domenico Consoli -- Using social media as a concept and tool for teaching marketing information systems / Theodosios Tsiakis -- The use of new web-based technologies in strategies of teaching gender studies / Madalina Manolache, Monica Patrut --...

Although online education is becoming an important long-term strategy for higher learning instructors, blended learning through a balanced mix of traditional face-to-face instructional activities with appropriately designed online learning experiences is expected to become an even more...

"This book examines current and effective educational practices as well as new challenges involving emerging technologies in increasingly diverse learning environments in higher educationand the impact of the explosion of technology. These challenges are well documented in this collection of...

"This book is a unique compilation of the most recent research done by higher education professionals in the areas of policy, governance, technology, marketing, and leadership development, highlighting the most important strategies and policies for professionals, policy makers, administrators,...

"This book is a comprehensive collection that provides aspects of assessment in virtual worlds combined with lessons learned from critical reflection, including case studies presenting successes, challenges, and innovations to be utilized as a framework for practitioners and researchers to base...

"This book presents the adoption and use of the activity theory during the evolution of technology in higher education into a more advanced activity, offering a combination of theory and practice"--Provided by publisher.