Section 1: Fundamentals of Online Education
Safary Wa-Mbaleka, Kelvin Thompson, & Leni Casimiro
Chapter 1 Introduction to Online Higher Education
Christian C. Ekoto
Chapter 2: Role of Online Learning in Tertiary Education
Charles R. Graham, Tawnya Means, Karen Arnesen, Jennifer Ramsey
Chapter 3: Principles of Blended Learning
Taskeen Adam
Chapter 4: Critical Perspectives on Open Education and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)
Darrin Thomas & Robert Osei-Bonsu
Chapter 5: Online Learners’ Needs, Characteristics, and Rights
Apostolos Koutropoulos
Chapter 6: Emergency Remote Teaching and Learning
Section 2: Online Education Around the World
Kelvin Thompson & Thomas Cavanagh
Chapter 7: Online Higher Education in the United States of America
Nicole Johnson
Chapter 8: Online Higher Education in Canada
Gianina Estera Petre
Chapter 9: Online Higher Education in Europe
Leni Casimiro & Tian Belawati
Chapter 10: Online Higher Education in Asia
Liliana Marcela Cuesta Medina
Chapter 11: Online Higher Education Latin America
Safary Wa-Mbaleka & Paluku Kazimoto
Chapter 12: Online Higher Education in Africa
Debbie Tsui, Henk Huijser, Nona Press & Pranit Anand
Chapter 13: Online Higher Education in Australia
Reynaldo Segumpan, Georges Yahchouchi & Faten El Hage
Chapter 14: Online Higher Education in the Arab Countries of the Middle East
Section 3: Online Instructional Design
Darrin Thomas
Chapter 15: Online Learning Theories
Christian C. Ekoto & Safary Wa-Mbaleka
Chapter 16: Online Instructional Design: Theories, Models, and Best Practices
Lorna Gonzalez, Rachael Jordan, & Kristi Oneil-Gonzalez
Chapter 17: Needs Analysis for Online Course Design
Daniel Ganu & Josephine Ganu
Chapter 18: Online Course Syllabus Design
Aiman Khamitova & Anna CohenMiller
Chapter 19: Designing Instructional Activities and Materials for Online Teaching and Learning
Ismahan Arslan-Ari & Fatih Ari
Chapter 20: Designing Accessible Materials for Online Education
Dirk Ifenthaler & Joana Heil
Chapter 21: Designing Online Assessments
Thomas J. Tobin
Chapter 22: Copyright, Fair Use, and Open Licensing in Online Courses
Section 4: Online Instructional Delivery
Chuck Hodges et al.
Chapter 23: Digital Media for Online Education
May Lim & Karin Avnit
Chapter 24: Preparing and Supporting Online Students
Florence Martin & Ayesha Sadaf
Chapter 25: Effective Online Teaching Strategies
Kiruthika Ragupathi, Soo Yuen Jien & Adrian Lee
Chapter 26: Qualities of an Effective Online Facilitator
Aimee deNoyelles & Susan Wegmann
Chapter 27: Facilitating Online Discussions
Glenda Marian Crosling, Siti Norbaya Azizan, & Benedict Valentine Arulanandam
Chapter 28: Proctoring Online Tests and Grading Online Assessments
Sherri Braxton
Chapter 29: Microcredentialing and Other Alternative Online Education Systems
Tanya Joosten
Chapter 30: Effective Online Communication
Part 5: Instructional Technology for Online Education
Lossan Bonde
Chapter 31: Information Technology Considerations for Online Education
Vusumuzi Maphosa
Chapter 32: Learning Management Systems: Affordances and Constraints
Hamish Coates, Liu Liu, & Zhang Juan
Chapter 33: Online Assessment Platforms
Paul Moulema & Ali Erarslan
Chapter 34: Information Technology Security in Online Education
Rose Ruto-Korir & Nokuthula Vilakati
Chapter 35: Social Media in Online Education
Genevieve Boucaud
Chapter 36: Dealing with Accessibility Issues
Glenda Gunter, Robert Kenny, and Paulina Bzdun
Chapter 37: Gamification in Online Education
Victoria Lynn Lowell & Anthony Chuka Ilobinso
Chapter 38: Virtual Reality in Online Higher Education for Learner Engagement, Interaction, and Experiential Learning
Section 6: Online Education Administration and Management
Leni Casimiro, Safary Wa-Mbaleka, & Kelvin Thompson
Chapter 39: Leadership in Online Higher Education
Jude L. Tayaben & Sandeep Lloyd Kachchhap
Chapter 40: Designing and Accrediting Online Programs
Anthony Piña
Chapter 41: Managing and Evaluating Online Programs
Onesimus Otieno & Shannon Riggs
Chapter 42: Planning for Quality Assurance in Online Education
Seyram Amenyedzi
Chapter 43: Financial Considerations in Online Higher Education
Karen Ferreira-Meyers
Chapter 44: Online Faculty Professional Development
Julia Chen & Foung Ken Wai
Chapter 45: Using Learning Analytics to Support the Learners
Lorena Neria de Girarte
Chapter 46: Student Recruitment, Retention, and Completion Strategies
José Luis Girarte & Teofilo Esguerra
Chapter 47: Online Library Features and Support Systems
Melinda Bandalaria
Chapter 48: Supporting Online Students’ Research
Hengtao Tang
Chapter 49: Designing and Supporting Online Labs
Kelvin Thompson, Leni Casimiro, & Safary Wa-Mbaleka
Chapter 50: Past, Present, and Future Perspectives of Online Education
