Learning, Culture and Community in Online Education: Research And Practice (Digital Formations, V. 21.)

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Summary: Excellent Reference for Distance Education Programs
Review: This book is an excellent reference for Distance Education Programs and for Distance Education Researchers. The book has largely been inspired by the practice and research in the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Graduate School of Library and Information Science's LEEP program, an online distance education program which combines synchronous and asynchronous sessions, using such technology as chat, bulletin boards, email, and both live and recorded audio. The book discusses both the practices of the program, and the unexpected lessons that have been learned by researching the program, addressing a diverse number of issues, from social consequences of different aspects of the program, to usability issues, to pedagogical issues.