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Author(s)
Yousaf Khan
Haroon Yousaf
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DOI:10.17265/2161-623X/2016.12.005
Affiliation(s)
KPK, Pakistan
University of Swat, Mingora, Pakistan
ABSTRACT
The
world is moving towards e-learning and Pakistan is a part of the globe and has
to face the challenges of globalization. The purpose of this study was to
design and develop web textbooks for information and
communication technology (ICT)-integrated
teacher education in Pakistan. The vision was to see Pakistan as a leader in
e-learning and online teacher education in the world. The mission was to
promote e-learning in Pakistan. The objective of the study was to design and
develop course materials and e-content in educational psychology and teacher
education disciplines, according to the curricula and syllabi of the
universities in Pakistan as approved by the Higher Education Commission of
Pakistan. Thus, develope web textbooks for the teacher education in Pakistan,
in order to make it blended learning and online e-learning system in future.
The writer of the script in hypertext preprocessor (PHP), a programming
language, for textbooks is a student of software
engineering who designed a website for these books. The
course materials were divided into units and units were further subdivided into
topics. It has also included e-assessment on multiple choice questions (MCQs)
at the end of the unit and the whole course for feedback to the students and
authors. The study is significant, because it will help Pakistan in innovation
for effective e-learning in virtual learning environment framework and extend
to the global world community.
KEYWORDS
web textbook, e-learning, online learning, teacher education, e-content, educational technology, educational psychology
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