Online professional development offers opportunities for growth to teachers who may not be
able to participate otherwise due to constraints. These constraints include, but are not limited …

Abstract1 There is a growing number of texts about e-learning, but most of them address
only the problem of how to teach ('e-teaching'). Few address the social implications of …

This book is principally intended for social scientists wanting to undertake social network
research. It assumes the reader already knows a thing or two (perhaps even a lot) about …

In Language Online, David Barton and Carmen Lee investigate the impact of the online
world on the study of language. The effects of language use in the digital world can be seen …

Recently, learning analytics (LA) has drawn the attention of academics, researchers, and
administrators. This interest is motivated by the need to better understand teaching …

This chapter begins by looking broadly at learning as a process of knowledge construction
and the increasing role of digital technologies in this process within tertiary education …

The accelerated development of Information and Communications Technology has had a
profound impact on the education system, both online and offline. In a South East European …

Background Social network analysis provides a perspective and method for inquiring into
the structures that comprise online groups and communities. Traces from interaction via …

This research was motivated by an interest in understanding how social media are applied
in teaching in higher education. Data were collected using an online questionnaire …

Online learning has grown considerably in recent years. However attrition rates from online
courses indicate that not all learners are successful in such settings, and various factors …