Chapter 1: | Overview of the Study |
Description
The world of andragogy, defined as "the art and science of helping adults learn” has, like other avenues of education, merged with the online world.
In this comprehensive study, Susan Isenberg provides the most rigorous account and investigation of online adult learning ever conducted.
Utilizing an actual internet-based destination site called Virtual Health Coach, this study uses interpretive inquiry methods to assess how adults learn online and identifies thirteen critical components of andragogical principles to internet learning.
This book is also an outstanding example of a real life online case study method.
The rich results and method make Applying Andragogical Principles to Internet Learning a required addition to any research library in education.