Distance Education: A Systems View [Paperback]

Michael G. Moore (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0534264964 | ISBN-13: 978-0534264963 | Publication Date: November 3, 1995 | Edition: 1

The only comprehensive and current text on the subject of distance education; utilizes a systems approach to organize and justify material and includes information on the fundamental issues of distance education as well as the theory, research, and practice.

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About the Author

Michael G. Moore is Professor of Education in the Department of Learning and Performance Systems at the Pennsylvania State University. He served as Director of the American Center for the Study of Distance Education from 1986 to 2002, and as Editor of The American Journal of Education from 1986 to the present time. He has worked at the British Open University and the World Bank and continues as a consultant to the World Bank, UNESCO, and IMF as well as several national governments, universities, and corporations. Moore served a four-year term as Vice-President of the International Council for Distance Education, and was a founding member of the Board of the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA). He was inducted into the USDLAs Hall of Fame in 2002.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing; 1 edition (November 3, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0534264964
• ISBN-13: 978-0534264963
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,822,913 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Michael Grahame Moore is Professor of Education in the Graduate School at the Pennsylvania State University. Widely known in academic circles for developing the theory of distance education in the early 1970's, he is the founder (1986) and editor of The American Journal of Distance Education. More than a hundred scholarly publications include Distance Education: a Systems View (with translations in Chinese, Portugese, Korean and Japanese) and The Handbook of Distance Education. From 1996-8 he was Visiting Scholar in the Human Development Department at the World Bank, and 2008-9 Visiting Professor at the UK Open University and Visiting Fellow, University of Cambridge. He most enjoys the time he can spend at his UK home in County Durham.

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Broad summary, April 19, 1999

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B. Jacobsen "whsy82" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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Perhaps this book was written for policy-makers. It's not very specific about curriculum design nor technology, if that's what you are looking for. It does a pretty job of citing other research and case-studies of implementation. It also seems to state a lot of "basics": like "The study guide should do more than merely present subject matter. It should contain directions and guidance for the students..." (page 79). This doesn't seem very insightful nor specific to distance education.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Distance Education: A LONG time ago, July 6, 2010

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Jimmy Jam "Jimmy Jam" (Texas) - See all my reviews

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This book is no longer timely. It was published/copyrighted in 2005. The information that it contains is no longer applicable to modern distance/virtual learning. The author downplays audio and video streaming related to distance learning because in 2005 it was not as prevalent. Futhermore, it does not take into account the trend of ALL colleges and universities moving in this direction.

The systems view information regarding course design is good - but everything else is outdated.

I recommend you find another book that is more timely.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Moore and Kearsley - Dist. Ed A Systems View (2nd Edition), October 13, 2004

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Ernest Anderson Jr. (Orange Park, FL) - See all my reviews
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Second Edition (2005). Fantastic book. Very well written, loaded with useful info. On a par with Simonson's Teaching and Learning at a Distance (maybe better). Highly recommend.