This informed collection of commentary on the merger of teaching and technology provides insightful discussion on the role the Internet and World Wide Web will play in the future of education. The Web in Higher Education offers a look at issues, trends, and problems in online technology, and the Web's potential to re-energize the educational system

The Web in Education: Asset or Liability?, Supporting Critical Thinking in Interactive Learning Environments, Considerations for Designing Web-Based Programs, Designing Online Education Courses, Using the Internet to Deliver Higher Education: A Cautionary Tale About Achieving Good Practice, Internet and World Wide Usage in an Institution of Higher Learning, The Internet Learning Forum: Development a Community Prototype for Teachers of the 21st Century, Implementation and Adaptation Experiences with a WWW-Based Course Management System, Structuring Communications to Facilitate Effective Teaching and Learning Online, Information Equals Knowledge, Searching Equals Learning, and Hyperlinking Is Good Instruction: Myths About Learning from the World Wide Web, Developing a Web-Enhanced Televised Distance Education Course: Practices, Problems, and Potential, Using Web-Based Cases to Enhance, Extend, and Transform Pre-Service Teacher Training: Two Years in Review, Using Cognitive Flexibility Hypertext to Develop Sexual Harassment Cases, A Case Study in Online Classroom Interaction to Enhance Graduate Instruction in English Literature, Description of a Web-Driven, Problem-Based Learning Environment and Study of the Efficacy of Implementation in Educational Leader Preparation, Index, Reference Notes Included