Research on Course Management Systems in Higher Education (Hc)

A volume in Perspectives in Instructional Technology and Distance EducationSeries Editors: Charles Schlosser and Michael SimonsonNova Southeastern UniversityThe e-learning research literature is characterized by studies that investigate the practice of teaching andlearning online (pedagogy) and those that investigate the planning and administrative functions associatedwith e-learning delivery (management). This edited volume directs attention to pedagogy and managementas it relates to the primary e-learning delivery mechanism the course management system (CMS).Specifically the research presented in this collection deals with a range of themes relevant to the selectionimplementation use and evaluation of course management systems in higher education.The primary audience for this book includes instructors and students in instructional and educationaltechnology programs. The book could easily be used as a text in a distance or online learning course. The secondary audience includes instructors andstudents in higher education programs and e-learning practitioners and administrators. The book is timely because of the growing presence andinfluence of course management systems on teaching and learning in higher education.