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Teaching and Learning at a Distance: Foundations of Distance Education (2nd Edition)

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Of great value to students, educators, managers as well as developers of the technology and learning interaction channels.

Thorough, sparsely illustrated chapters span:
- foundations and history, including correspondence
- research & distance education
- technologies- taxonomy, live video, classrooms
- copyright
- instructional design- process, planning, issues, models
- student- leaner responsibilities
- teaching- role, policy
- handouts, study guides, visuals
- WWW
- assessment tools (of students)
- evaluating teaching success

Overall, a complete and vendor-neutral, balanced view of the field. Perhaps of greatest use to students contemplating signing up for a course and their future professors. Check analysts like Gartner, IDC and others for the business & market dynamic aspects surrounding the actual learning interaction.

I use this book as my text in The Foundations of Distance Education and Training course I teach at the University of Phoenix. It has recently been updated and in the past 4 years of teaching this class, not a single student has complained about the book (somewhat unusual).

I like this textbook...it is user friendly and well organized. It also offers a plethora of information for learning how to start a distance learning course from the foundation up. I will definitely keep this book for reference after the class is over.

The book is very appropriate for a text in a distance learning class. It covers a wide range of topics - definitions, history, instructional design, student characteristics, student assessment, program evaluation, and copyright. Chapters include a summary and self-assessment questions. The book has an academic slant, which gives students a foundation in theory and research. This also means some do not find it an easy read. The book does not have much depth on the instructional technologies themselves.

This is an excellent book. The authors know their business. The writing is clear and easy to follow. I particularly like the pratical information provided by the authors and their examples. There is also a chapter on copyright and applications. The book covers a brief history of Distance Ed which shows how this educational platform has grown.

I particularly like the fact that this book is both easy to read and interesting.

Great buy. Timely delivery. Book was like-new. I bought the book for my graduate course and it is serving the purpose. It is worth the investment.

The product was in great condition and shipped extremely fast! I was extremely please with both the product and service.

Well organized comprehensive assessment of the current research on Distance Ed. Read it cover to cover - get it today!

This book is informative, but tends to state the obvious a little too much. It is a good beginning for people who know little to nothing about Distance Education. Some portions are interesting, while others are more boring than they need to be. It isn't the best resource for administrators. But for a beginner's text, it is adequate.

Book came ok.
No tracking info, and the wait was a bit long.
worth the price though