A major investment in professional development is necessary to ensure the fundamental success of instructors in technology-integrated classrooms and in online courses. However, while traditional models of professional development rely on face-to-face instruction, online methods are also gaining traction-viable means for faculty development.Virtual Mentoring for Teachers: Online Professional Development Practices offers peer-reviewed essays and research reports contributed by an array of scholars and practitioners in the field of instructional technology and online education. It is organized...

Compiles pedagogical strategies and technologies and their outcomes that have been succesfully applied in blended instruction.

"This book explores models of course development and delivery techniques to improve instruction, learning, and student satisfaction in online courses, covering topics such as rates of participation, student engagement and retention, and social development"--