Information and communication technologies play a crucial role in a number of modern industries. Among these, education has perhaps seen the greatest increases in efficiency and availability through Internet-based technologies. E-Learning as a Socio-Cultural System: A Multidimensional Analysis provides readers with a critical examination of the theories, models, and best practices in online education from a social perspective, evaluating blended, distance, and mobile learning systems with a focus on the interactions of their practitioners. Within the pages of this volume, teachers, students,...

The book presents theoretical considerations and empiric data on an issue that's is much discussed and, however, still stirs discussions: e-learning. E-learning is conceptualized as the most general, overarching concept, covering all forms of teaching and learning (together), provided that learning at least to some extent uses provisions of ICT. If the methodological point of departure is constructivism and connectivism, then learning in university studies is of utmost importance and, as learning takes place only in social context and, as learning is based on resources, the importance of...