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Handbook of Distance Education
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ABSTRACT
The third edition of this award-winning Handbook continues the mission of its predecessors: to provide a comprehensive compendium of research in all aspects of distance education, arguably the most significant development in education over the past three decades. While the book deals with education that uses technology, the focus is on teaching and learning and how its management can be facilitated through technology. Key features include:
- Comprehensive coverage that includes all aspects of distance education, including design, instruction, management, policy, and a section on different audiences.
- Chapter authors frame their topic in terms of empirical research (past and present) and discuss the nature of current practice in terms of that research. Future research needs are discussed in relation to both confirmed practice and recent changes in the field.
- Section one provides a unique review of the theories that support distance education pedagogy.
- Section six includes a unique review of distance education as a component of global culture.
This book will be of interest to anyone engaged in distance education at any level. It is also appropriate for corporate and government trainers and for administrators and policy makers in all these environments.
Recipient of the 2013 IAP Distance Education Book Award
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
Part 1 Historical and Conceptual Foundations: An Overview
chapter 2|17 pages
University Correspondence Study: A Revised Historiographic Perspective
chapter 3|11 pages
Charles A. Wedemeyer: Visionary Pioneer of Distance Education
chapter 7|17 pages
Th e Community of Inquiry Th eoretical Framework
part |4 pages
Part 2 Learning, Learners, and Learner Support: An Overview
chapter 8|18 pages
Cognitive Perspectives on Online Learning Environments
chapter 9|12 pages
Satisfaction with Distance Education
chapter 10|15 pages
Student Persistence—and Teaching Strategies to Support it
part |4 pages
Part 3 Design and Teaching: An Overview
chapter 19|17 pages
Technology Integration: From Implementation to Dynamic Scaff olding
chapter 23|18 pages
Teaching and Learning in Negotiated and Informal Online Learning Environments
chapter 25|16 pages
Students and Teachers as Ethical Actors
part |6 pages
Part 4 Policies, Administration, and Management: An Overview
chapter 28|15 pages
Strategic Planning and Needs Assessment in Distance Education
chapter 31|14 pages
Evaluating Distance Education in an Era of Internationalization
part |4 pages
Part 5 Audiences and Providers: An Overview