E-learning in the 21st century : a community of inquiry framework for research and practice D. Randy Garrison

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The growth of e-learning is being described as explosive, unprecedented and disruptive. This book provides a framework for understanding the application and characteristics of e-learning in higher education. The third edition of E-Learning in the 21st Century provides a coherent, comprehensive, and empirically-based framework for understanding e-learning in higher education. Garrison draws on his decades of experience and extensive research in the field to explore technological, pedagogical, and organizational implications. The third edition has been fully updated throughout and includes new material on learning technologies, MOOCs, blended learning, leadership, and the importance and role of social connections in thinking and learning, highlighting the transformative and disruptive impact that e-learning has recently had on education.