Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Section I: Introduction
Chapter 1. Introduction to Online Teaching of Technology-based Courses
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND
WEB-BASED TEACHING
STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF WEB-BASED TEACHING
TECHNOLOGY-BASED COURSES
CHALLENGES FOR TEACHING ONLINE TECHNOLOGY-BASED COURSES
ONLINE COMPUTER LAB DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
Chapter 2. Web-based Teaching Systems and Technologies
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND
TECHNOLOGIES FOR ONLINE TEACHING
SERVER TECHNOLOGIES
LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES
WORKSTATION TECHNOLOGIES
TYPES OF WEB-BASED TEACHING SYSTEMS
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
Section II: Design of Online Computer Labs
Chapter 3. Online Computer Lab Planning
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND
ONLINE COMPUTER LAB DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
IDENTIFYING HANDS-ON PRACTICE REQUIREMENTS
IDENTIFYING RESOURCES
ASSESSING COSTS
PROJECT PLANNING
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
Chapter 4. Strategies for Developing Online Computer Labs
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND
STRATEGIES OF TECHNOLOGY SELECTION
ONLINE COMPUTER LAB MODELS
ONLINE COMPUTER LAB SOLUTION DESIGN
SELECTION OF HARDWARE
SELECTION OF SOFTWARE
SELECTION OF LAB ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
Section III: Development of Online Computer Labs
Chapter 5. Server Development for Online Computer Labs
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND
SERVER HARDWARE CONFIGURATION
UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY CONFIGURATION
SERVER SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
Chapter 6. Network Development for Online Computer Labs
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND
PEER-TO-PEER COMPUTER LAB NETWORK
SMALL COMPUTER LAB NETWORK
MEDIUM COMPUTER LAB NETWORK
LARGE COMPUTER LAB NETWORK
CASE STUDY OF NETWORK DEVELOPMENT
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
Chapter 7. Client Development for Online Computer Labs
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND
CLIENT COMPUTER SYSTEMS
REMOTE ACCESS CONFIGURATION
CLIENT MULTIMEDIA DEVICES AND SOFTWARE
CLIENT COLLABORATION TOOLS
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
Chapter 8. Online Computer Lab Security
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND
SECURITY VULNERABILITY
SECURITY ASSESSMENT
SECURITY POLICIES
SECURITY MANAGEMENT
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
Chapter 9. Developing Online Computer Lab-based Teaching Materials
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND
DESIGN OF LAB-BASED TEACHING MATERIALS
MULTIMEDIA COURSE CONTENT DEVELOPMENT
CASE STUDY: DEVELOPING ONLINE LAB TEACHING MATERIALS
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
Section IV: Management of Online Computer Labs
Chapter 10. Managing Online Computer Labs
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND
ONLINE COMPUTER LAB MAINTENANCE
COMPUTER LAB MANAGEMENT TOOLS
ONLINE COMPUTER LAB BACKUP
ONLINE COMPUTER LAB RESTORATION
ONLINE COMPUTER LAB PERFORMANCE TUNING
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
Chapter 11. Testing and Evaluating Online Computer Labs
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND
TESTING ONLINE COMPUTER LABS
EVALUATION INSTRUMENTS
MEASURING EFFECTIVENESS OF USING ONLINE COMPUTER LABS
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
Section V: Trends and Advances
Chapter 12. Trends in Online Teaching of Technology-based Courses
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND
TRENDS IN WEB-BASED TEACHING
TRENDS IN TECHNOLOGY
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES

"This book discusses design strategies, implementation difficulties, and the effectiveness of online labs. It provides scholars, researchers, and practitioners support for lab-based e-learning, gives guidance on the selection of technologies for various projects, and illustrates Web-based teaching with case studies"--Provided by publisher.