{"product_id":"9781118007235","title":"Getting Smart How Digital Learning is Changing the World","description":"\u003ch1\u003eGetting Smart\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eHow Digital Learning is Changing the World\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTom Vander Ark | Bob Wise\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eEducation \/ Teaching \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive look at the promise and potential of online learning\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn our digital age, students have dramatically new learning needs and must be prepared for the idea economy of the future. In \u003ci\u003eGetting Smart,\u003c\/i\u003e well-known global education expert Tom Vander Ark examines the facets of educational innovation in the United States and abroad. Vander Ark makes a convincing case for a blend of online and onsite learning, shares inspiring stories of schools and programs that effectively offer \"personal digital learning\" opportunities, and discusses what we need to do to remake our schools into \"smart schools.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the innovation-driven world, discusses how to combine online and onsite learning, and reviews \"smart tools\" for learning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInvestigates the lives of learning professionals, outlines the new employment bargain, examines online universities and \"smart schools\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMakes the case for smart capital, advocates for policies that create better learning, studies smart cultures\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003eTHE AUTHOR \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTOM VANDER ARK\u003c\/b\u003e is CEO of Open Education Solutions, a partner in Learn Capital, and blogs daily at www.GettingSmart. com. Previously he served as president of the X PRIZE Foundation and was the executive director of education for the Bill \u0026amp; Melinda Gates Foundation. Tom was the first business executive to serve as a public school superintendent. Tom is also chair of the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 October 2011\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJossey-Bass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118007235\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e256\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.36\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378724302988,"sku":"9781118007235","price":24.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118007235_7f68e308-a64b-401d-a284-d35de842c545.jpg?v=1780280457","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781118007235","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}