Online-Learning and Its Utility to Higher Education in the Anglophone Caribbean

Online-Learning and Its Utility to Higher Education in the Anglophone Caribbean

The theoretical piece uses the extant literature to define online-learning, weigh its effects on teaching and learning, and examine its utility in higher education within the Anglophone (English speaking) Caribbean territories. Online-learning is defined here as an integrative application of Informa...

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Main Author: Laila N. Boisselle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2014-10-01
Series:SAGE Open
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244014555118
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spelling doaj-90b534a3257147118c62b82af7d77ffa2020-11-25T03:06:42ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open2158-24402014-10-01410.1177/215824401455511810.1177_2158244014555118Online-Learning and Its Utility to Higher Education in the Anglophone CaribbeanLaila N. Boisselle0The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, TrinidadThe theoretical piece uses the extant literature to define online-learning, weigh its effects on teaching and learning, and examine its utility in higher education within the Anglophone (English speaking) Caribbean territories. Online-learning is defined here as an integrative application of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs). This article looks at the technical components of online-learning as well as how online-learning is impacted by environmental factors such as institutional policy, democratization, quality assurance, and the rise of the mega-university. This article also considers the coalescence between tools, audience, and environment to suggest on the utility of online-learning to a Caribbean learning community.https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244014555118
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description The theoretical piece uses the extant literature to define online-learning, weigh its effects on teaching and learning, and examine its utility in higher education within the Anglophone (English speaking) Caribbean territories. Online-learning is defined here as an integrative application of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs). This article looks at the technical components of online-learning as well as how online-learning is impacted by environmental factors such as institutional policy, democratization, quality assurance, and the rise of the mega-university. This article also considers the coalescence between tools, audience, and environment to suggest on the utility of online-learning to a Caribbean learning community.
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