Although distance education has developed rapidly over the past decade, writing on the subject is still scattered over a diverse range of often inaccessible sources. This book brings together a selection of the best writing on distance education in recent years, and is an essential reference for all who work in the field.
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`...the editors have succeeded in presenting a very useful collection, which taken together, will be indispensable for academic reference purposes.' - ACES
`For those studying and writing about Distance Education on a regular basis, this book is one which will be wanted for the shelf at home' - Open Learning
`For those studying and writing about Distance Education on a regular basis, this book is one which will be wanted for the shelf at home' - Open Learning
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Keith Harry and John Magnus are both at the Open University. Desmond Keegan is project manager of the European Virtual Classroom for Vocational Training at the Audio Visual Centre, University College, Dublin.
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Due to the unusual origin of distance education, the peculiarity of its methods, and its rapid unprecedented growth during the last twenty years, the question of its basic character and true nature has been dealt with several times. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
autonomous distance teaching institutions, many distance education institutions, distance teaching materials, printed teaching materials, understanding distance education, telephone teaching, distance teaching universities, distance education approaches, mastery learning strategies, distance teaching systems, telephone tutoring, feedback interval, distance education experience, distance education mode, telephone tutorials, mail trial, distance education programmes, television classes, correspondence education, audio teleconferencing, secondary level courses, distance educators, using distance education, distance education systems, open learning system Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Croom Helm, New York, World Bank, New England, United Kingdom, Athabasca University, Milton Keynes, Third World, Star Schools, British Telecom, Commonwealth Secretariat, International Extension College, Review of Educational Research, Latin America, New South Wales, Commonwealth of Learning, North America, West Germany, United Nations, Costa Rica, Institute of Educational Technology, Journal of Educational Psychology, Kogan Page, State Education Commission New!
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Due to the unusual origin of distance education, the peculiarity of its methods, and its rapid unprecedented growth during the last twenty years, the question of its basic character and true nature has been dealt with several times. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
autonomous distance teaching institutions, many distance education institutions, distance teaching materials, printed teaching materials, understanding distance education, telephone teaching, distance teaching universities, distance education approaches, mastery learning strategies, distance teaching systems, telephone tutoring, feedback interval, distance education experience, distance education mode, telephone tutorials, mail trial, distance education programmes, television classes, correspondence education, audio teleconferencing, secondary level courses, distance educators, using distance education, distance education systems, open learning system Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Croom Helm, New York, World Bank, New England, United Kingdom, Athabasca University, Milton Keynes, Third World, Star Schools, British Telecom, Commonwealth Secretariat, International Extension College, Review of Educational Research, Latin America, New South Wales, Commonwealth of Learning, North America, West Germany, United Nations, Costa Rica, Institute of Educational Technology, Journal of Educational Psychology, Kogan Page, State Education Commission New!
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- Foundations of Distance Education (Routledge Studies in Distance Education) by Desmond Keegan on 6 pages
- Distance Education: International Perspectives by David Sewart on 5 pages
- Theory and Practice of Distance Education (Routledge Studies in Distance Education) by Borje Holmberg on 4 pages
- The Role of Technology in Distance Education by A. W. Bates on 4 pages
- Status and Trends of Distance Education by Borje Holmberg on page 75, page 248, and Back Matter
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- Rethinking Learner Support in Distance Education: Change and Continuity in an International Context (Routledge Studies in Distance Education) by Roger Mills on 5 pages
- Foundations of Distance Education (Routledge Studies in Distance Education) by Desmond Keegan on 5 pages
- Open and Distance Learning in the Developing World (Routledge Studies in Distance Education) by Hilary Perraton on 5 pages
- Rethinking Learner Support in Distance Education: Change and Continuity in an International Context (Routledge Studies in Distance Education) by Roger Mills on 5 pages
- Higher Education Through Open and Distance Learning (World Review of Distance Education and Open Learning, V. 1) by Keith Harry on 4 pages
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