The SAGE Handbook of Online Higher Education presents a cutting-edge collection of 50 essays that explores the rapidly evolving landscape of online teaching and learning in higher education. Assembled and contributed by a team of leading experts, the Handbook adopts a uniquely holistic approach to examining the needs of online education.
Chapters bring together voices from diverse and international backgrounds to provide insights applicable to a broad range of contexts, and present practical strategies for planning, delivering quality online higher education. The handbook covers a wide range of topics, including online pedagogy, instructional design, student engagement, technological innovation, assessment, leadership, and the developing role of online education in the context of broader societal and cultural shifts.
The SAGE Handbook of Online Higher Education is an essential resource for educators, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners who seek to understand and shape the future of higher education in the digital age.
Section 1: Fundamentals of Online Education
Section 2: Online Education Around the World
Section 3: Online Instructional Design
Section 4: Online Instructional Delivery
Section 5: Instructional Technology for Online Education
Section 6: Online Education Administration and Management
Section 7: Student Support Services
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Section 1: Fundamentals of Online Education
Chapter 1 Introduction to Online Higher Education – Safary Wa-Mbaleka, Kelvin Thompson, & Leni Casimiro
Chapter 2: Role of Online Learning in Tertiary Education – Christian C. Ekoto
Chapter 3: Principles of Blended Learning – Charles R. Graham, Tawnya Means, Karen Arnesen, Jennifer Ramsey
Chapter 4: Critical Perspectives on Open Education and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) – Taskeen Adam
Chapter 5: Online Learners’ Needs, Characteristics, and Rights – Darrin Thomas & Robert Osei-Bonsu
Chapter 6: Emergency Remote Teaching and Learning – Apostolos Koutropoulos
Section 2: Online Education Around the World
Chapter 7: Online Higher Education in the United States of America – Kelvin Thompson & Thomas Cavanagh
Chapter 8: Online Higher Education in Canada – Nicole Johnson
Chapter 9: Online Higher Education in Europe – Gianina Estera Petre
Chapter 10: Online Higher Education in Asia – Leni Casimiro & Tian Belawati
Chapter 11: Online Higher Education Latin America – Liliana Marcela Cuesta Medina
Chapter 12: Online Higher Education in Africa – Safary Wa-Mbaleka & Paluku Kazimoto
Chapter 13: Online Higher Education in Australia – Debbie Tsui, Henk Huijser, Nona Press & Pranit Anand
Chapter 14: Online Higher Education in the Arab Countries of the Middle East – Reynaldo Segumpan, Georges Yahchouchi & Faten El Hage
Section 3: Online Instructional Design
Chapter 15: Online Learning Theories – Darrin Thomas
Chapter 16: Online Instructional Design: Theories, Models, and Best Practices – Christian C. Ekoto & Safary Wa-Mbaleka
Chapter 17: Needs Analysis for Online Course Design – Lorna Gonzalez, Rachael Jordan, & Kristi Oneil-Gonzalez
Chapter 18: Online Course Syllabus Design – Daniel Ganu & Josephine Ganu
Chapter 19: Designing Instructional Activities and Materials for Online Teaching and Learning – Aiman Khamitova & Anna Cohen Miller
Chapter 20: Designing Accessible Materials for Online Education – Ismahan Arslan-Ari & Fatih Ari
Chapter 21: Designing Online Assessments – Dirk Ifenthaler & Joana Heil
Chapter 22: Copyright, Fair Use, and Open Licensing in Online Courses – Thomas J. Tobin
Section 4: Online Instructional Delivery
Chapter 23: Digital Media for Online Education – Chuck Hodges et al.
Chapter 24: Preparing and Supporting Online Students – May Lim & Karin Avnit
Chapter 25: Effective Online Teaching Strategies – Florence Martin & Ayesha Sadaf
Chapter 26: Qualities of an Effective Online Facilitator – Kiruthika Ragupathi, Soo Yuen Jien & Adrian Lee
Chapter 27: Facilitating Online Discussions – Aimee de Noyelles & Susan Wegmann
Chapter 28: Proctoring Online Tests and Grading Online Assessments – Glenda Marian Crosling, Siti Norbaya Azizan, & Benedict Valentine Arulanandam
Chapter 29: Microcredentialing and Other Alternative Online Education Systems – Sherri Braxton
Chapter 30: Effective Online Communication – Tanya Joosten
Part 5: Instructional Technology for Online Education
Chapter 31: Information Technology Considerations for Online Education – Lossan Bonde
Chapter 32: Learning Management Systems: Affordances and Constraints – Vusumuzi Maphosa
Chapter 33: Online Assessment Platforms – Hamish Coates, Liu Liu, & Zhang Juan
Chapter 34: Information Technology Security in Online Education – Paul Moulema & Ali Erarslan
Chapter 35: Social Media in Online Education – Rose Ruto-Korir & Nokuthula Vilakati
Chapter 36: Dealing with Accessibility Issues – Genevieve Boucaud
Chapter 37: Gamification in Online Education – Glenda Gunter, Robert Kenny, and Paulina Bzdun
Chapter 38: Virtual Reality in Online Higher Education for Learner Engagement, Interaction, and Experiential Learning – Victoria Lynn Lowell & Anthony Chuka Ilobinso
Section 6: Online Education Administration and Management
Chapter 39: Leadership in Online Higher Education – Leni Casimiro, Safary Wa-Mbaleka, & Kelvin Thompson
Chapter 40: Designing and Accrediting Online Programs – Jude L. Tayaben & Sandeep Lloyd Kachchhap
Chapter 41: Managing and Evaluating Online Programs – Anthony Piña
Chapter 42: Planning for Quality Assurance in Online Education – Onesimus Otieno & Shannon Riggs
Chapter 43: Financial Considerations in Online Higher Education – Seyram Amenyedzi
Chapter 44: Online Faculty Professional Development – Karen Ferreira-Meyers
Chapter 45: Using Learning Analytics to Support the Learners – Julia Chen & Foung Ken Wai
Chapter 46: Student Recruitment, Retention, and Completion Strategies – Lorena Neria de Girarte
Chapter 47: Online Library Features and Support Systems – José Luis Girarte & Teofilo Esguerra
Chapter 48: Supporting Online Students’ Research – Melinda Bandalaria
Chapter 49: Designing and Supporting Online Labs – Hengtao Tang
Chapter 50: Past, Present, and Future Perspectives of Online Education – Kelvin Thompson, Leni Casimiro, & Safary Wa-Mbaleka
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Leni Casimiro, Ph D, is an educator, researcher, and administrator, serving currently as the Director of AIIAS Online, the virtual campus of the Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies (AIIAS) in the Philippines. Her more than 20 years of experience in the field of online education ranges from serving as instructional designer, faculty and student support coordinator, course developer, and program evaluator to participating, in a wider scale, as leader of online program accreditations, online learning consultant, and training expert in various higher education institutions around the world. She has been a presenter and invited speaker in academic international conferences and has published research papers and book chapters for various refereed journals and books. Dr. Leni is ranked as professor of education, specializing in curriculum and instruction and online learning, and also serves as Associate Dean of the AIIAS Graduate School and Chair of its Education Department.