Learning and Teaching in Distance Education: Analyses and Interpretations from an International Perspective (Open and Flexible Learning Series) [Hardcover]

Peters Otto (Emeritus Professor Institute of Pedagogy and Educational Sciences Fernuniversitat Hagen Germany) (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1998 | ISBN-10: 0749428554 | ISBN-13: 978-0749428556 | Edition: 1ST

This unique and comprehensive overview of open and distance education is written by one of the best known names in the field. It integrates historical, contemporary and future aspects of distance education. Packed with international case studies, it goes beyond looking at the methods and technology of distance education, giving Otto Peters' renowned visions on the sociological and social impacts of distance education.
Now published in paperback for the first time, this new edition includes a new section on virtual universities. A major contribution to thinking on open and distance education, this new edition will reach an even wider audience.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"First published in 1997, this book presents a dated overview of distance education theory and practice from a European perspective. Its strengths are its finely detailed analysis of pedagogical practice in European distance education and its exploration of institutional models from South Africa, Britain, North America, and Asia. Peters (emeritus, Fern Univ., Germany) examines actual and ideal pedagogical bases for design and delivery of distance education. He cogently argues a necessary evolution of teaching and learning styles away from highly structured expository delivery forms that discourage student self-sufficiency toward models presenting instructors as creators of learning environments that encourage and support self-directed, highly individualized learning." -- CHOICE" (The book) is a thorough analysis of how pedagogy from the classroom must be altered for the distance learning environment and how these changes will impact both teachers and learners. Anyone who wants to know not just what various teaching models look like, but how they are supposed to work with learners, whether in a traditional classroom or online, will find this book useful. It is an excellent resource on pedagogy for anyone interested in putting together a distance education course, or an entire program that will be responsive to the special needs of learning outside a traditional classroom." -- Teaching Theology and Religion --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 268 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1ST edition (October 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0749428554
• ISBN-13: 978-0749428556
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,814,220 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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