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Reflections on Virtual Education - Public Summary

 Especially intended for professional educators interested in imparting online lessons, the book Theory and Practice of Online Teaching and Learning, a Guide for Academic Professionals offers some guidance about teaching and learning online practices. The purpose of this paper is to provide a public summary of the book.

The first chapters allude to some general regards of online teaching and learning. They highlight the idea that online teaching bears many similarities with on-site teaching. Likewise, they emphasize some aspects which are particular of the former, like ways of interaction, roles of instructors and learners, time management, and kinds of activities, among others. Furthermore, the book presents a framework for categorizing the multifariousness of proposals for online learning, considering different dimensions.

Chapter five makes reference to the wide availability of educational online resources due to the widespread tendency to share them freely. It also explores the effects that such availability has had on learning practices. Similarly, the last chapter brings to light the impact of technology on education and warns educators on the potential risk that the rapid increase of technology implies to formal education.

This paper has summarised the main points of the book mentioned. As stated in the previous paragraphs, it provides some insights into the field of online teaching and learning. Moreover, it presents some discussions in the field.

References

Routledge (n.d.). The Theory and Practice of Online Teaching and Learning: A Guide for Academic Professionals. Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group. https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tandfbis/rt-files/docs/FreeBooks+Opened+Up/Theory_and_Practice_of_Online_FB_final.pdf


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