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What is Personal Learning Environments (PLEs)

Chapter 22
Handbook of Research on Emerging Priorities and Trends in Distance Education: Communication, Pedagogy, and Technology
A personal learning environment can be designed by the user in any of a number of ways. The prominent point is that it is the user, and not the instructor, who has control of the choices of tools used typically based on instructional goals, learning style preference, and future objectives.
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Major Trends, Issues, and Challenges with Learning Management Systems
Betul Özkan Czerkawski (University of Arizona South, USA) and Dawn Panagiota Gonzales (University of Arizona South, USA)
Copyright: © 2014 |Pages: 14
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5162-3.ch022
Abstract
A Learning Management System (LMS) offers a set of tools for e-learning delivery and management. For institutions offering online or blended courses, an LMS has a profound impact on teaching and learning because it is the main technology used in higher education e-learning courses. This chapter discusses major trends, issues, and challenges with the LMS in the context of online instruction for higher education. The chapter ends with a discussion of new trends with LMSs.
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