Design Approaches and Tools in Education and Training By:"Jan Van den Akker","Robert Maribe Branch","Kent Gustafson","Nienke Nieveen","Tjeerd Plomp" Published on 2012-12-06 by Springer Science & Business Media In our contemporary learning society, expectations about the contribution of education and training continue to rise. Moreover, the potential of information and communication technology (ICT) creates many challenges. These trends affect not only the aims, content and processes of learning, they also have a strong impact on educational design and development approaches in research and professional practices. Prominent researchers from the Netherlands and the USA present their latest findings on these issues in this volume. The major purpose of this book is to discuss current thinking on promising design approaches and to present innovative (computer-based) tools. The book aims to serve as a resource and reference work that will...