03242cam a2200337 i 450000100090000000300090000900500170001800800410003501000170007602000250009304000340011804200080015204300120016008200200017224502310019226000620042330000330048550400410051850505330055950504520109250505330154452004800207752100290255752600460258665000730263265000500270565000540275570000330280970000360284270000260287817140657AU-EpEBC20150327161958.0120130s2012    ncu      b    000 0 eng    a  2012000584  a9781617357688 (pbk.)  aDLCbengcDLCerdadDLCdNEMB  apcc  an-us---00a371.3340973/BES00aBest practices of online education :ba guide for Christian higher education /cedited by Mark A. Maddix, Northwest Nazarene University, James R. Estep, Lincoln Christian University, Mary E. Lowe, Erskine Theological Seminary.  aCharlotte, NC :bInformation Age Publishing Inc.,cc2012.  axiii, 193 p. ;bpbk ;c25 cm  aIncludes bibliographical references.  aPart 1 : Theoretical and Theological Foundations of Online Education. 
Educational theory and online education  / Mark H. Heinemann and James Riley Estep Jr. -- 
Adult learning theory and online learning / Steve D. Lowe -- 
Developing online learning communities / Mark A. Maddix -- Social presence in online learning / Stephen Kemp -- 
Spiritual formation as whole-person development in online education / Mary E. Lowe -- 
Challenges and opportunities for online theological education / James Riley Estep Jr. and Steven Yates.   aSection 3 : Developing and assessing online course and programs.
Evaluating course management systems / Eric Kellerer -- 
Developing effective infrastructures for online programs / Gregory W. Bourgond -- 
Developing online programs / David M. Phillips -- 
Online program and curriculum mapping // Christine Bauer and Mary Jones -- 
Online course design considerations / Christine Bauer and Mary Jones -- 
Assessing online learning / Meri MacLeod.   aPart 1 : Theoretical and Theological Foundations of Online Education. 
Educational theory and online education  / Mark H. Heinemann and James Riley Estep Jr. -- 
Adult learning theory and online learning / Steve D. Lowe -- 
Developing online learning communities / Mark A. Maddix -- Social presence in online learning / Stephen Kemp -- 
Spiritual formation as whole-person development in online education / Mary E. Lowe -- 
Challenges and opportunities for online theological education / James Riley Estep Jr. and Steven Yates.   aThe book provides best practices from online educators who are engaged in online teaching and program development in Christian higher education. It also explores the distinct aspects of teaching and developing online courses and programs from a Christian perspective and within Christian higher education institutions. As such it is can serve as a ready resource for academic administrators and professors, novices and veterans at online program development and instruction.   aTeachers; Administrators  bHigher Education; Postsecondary Education 0aChristian universities and collegeszUnited StatesxData processing. 0aComputer-assisted instructionzUnited States. 0aOnline learningxreligious aspectsxChristianity.1 aMaddix, Mark A.,d1965-eed.1 aEstep, James Riley,d1963-eed.1 aLowe, Mary Ella.eed.