Online Learner Competencies

The book identifies a set of validated competencies and performance statementswithsupporting explanation and data to inform and equip online learners with the criticalattitudes knowledge and skills for successful learning in online and/or blended learningsettings. The work also enables online education providers (e.g. instructors coursedesigners program administrators scholars) to better understand learner needs in order to design and deliver onlineeducation products and services best suited to learners. Supplementing a large number of anecdotally-based how tobooks published for those engaged in online education this volume offers a definitive set of 14 competencies and 75performance statements (that demonstrate those competencies). Validated by systematic research and input from over1000 online users and providers worldwide this work should impact the quality of learning and teaching at both theindividual and organizational levels involved in online education.