Technology-Enhanced Learning and the Virtual University [electronic resource] / edited by Michael David Sankey, Henk Huijser, Rachel Fitzgerald.

The Virtual University: Moving From Fiction to Fact -- Aligning the Vision for Technology-Enhanced Learning with a Master Plan, Policies, and Procedures -- Transparency in Governing Technology Enhanced Learning -- Laying and Maintaining the Foundations for Quality -- A Social Equity-Based Framework Toward the Development of the Virtual University -- Academic Engagement in Pedagogic Transformation -- Innovation and the Role of Emerging Technologies -- odels of Professional Development for Technology-Enhanced Learning in the Virtual University -- Peer Observation of Teaching in the Virtual University: Factors for Success -- Transition Techniques When Introducing Change: A Sociomaterial Approach to the Virtual University -- The Role of Analytics When Supporting Staff and Students in the Virtual Learning Environment -- The 3c Merry-go-round: Constructivism, Cognitivism, Connectivism, Etc -- The Role and Application of Learning Theories in the Virtual University -- Adapting and Creating New Theories Though the Ongoing Research of Technology Enhanced Learning -- Social Media: Friend and Foe -- The Future of the Learning Management System in the Virtual University -- Making online assessment active and authentic -- Peer and Collaborative Assessment -- Preparing Students for the Future of Work and the Role of the Virtual.

Since the first works on Higher Education Administration in the 1970s no comprehensive work in terms of purpose and scope of Higher Education has been published. There have been important changes in people's aspirations vis-à-vis higher education globally. In parallel, the higher education systems, worldwide, have been undergoing constant transformation in response to these aspirations. From governments, employers and prospective students and their parents, the stakeholders in higher education system are now extremely varied paying close attention to the various aspects of higher education - from infrastructure, on-campus safety and security to administration, faculty and curricula. The present series attempts to take into account the issues of importance to all the stakeholders. Hence the series not only pays attention to the purpose and outcomes of higher education but also the economics surrounding higher education vis a vis marketization. The nitty gritty of running and maintaining a university infrastructure, impact of globalization and internationalization on delivery and demand of higher education, the commoditization of research, and changing paradigms of teaching and learning fall within the purview of the series. The increasing competition from other entities to provide degrees, certificates or other forms of credentials makes it important to have a work that brings all of the elements together to see how they actually interact and inter-relate from a systems perspective. The present series attempts to comprehensively attend to these issues and provide a complete reference resource to all those involved and interested in setting up of a Higher Education institution and its administration.