Online Learning and Instruction in Health: Addressing the Demands for Education and Training through Computer-Based Technologies

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Author(s): Michelle Lee D’Abundo (University of North Carolina, USA)and Cara Lynn Sidman (University of North Carolina, Wilmington, USA)
Copyright: 2011
Pages: 16
Source title: Encyclopedia of Information Communication Technologies and Adult Education Integration
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Viktor Wang (California State University - Long Beach, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61692-906-0.ch057

Keywords: Adult Learning / Education / Educational Technologies / Information Science Reference

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Online learning and instruction are important components of adult education in the field of health. This chapter describes how computer-based technologies are being applied in the training and continuing education of health professionals and in health promotion. Curriculums previously thought to be inappropriate for web-based delivery are now being offered online. Innovations in online learning and instruction have improved delivery of web-based education and have provided educational opportunities for many that were “unreachable” by traditional classrooms. An example of how a solely face-to-face course was revised and delivered in three formats including face-to-face, blended and completely online is provided, as well as examples of best practices and future trends for online learning and instruction.

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