ABSTRACT

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.

chapter |3 pages

General introduction

ByKeith Harry, Magnus John, Desmond Keegan

part I|42 pages

Theory of distance education

chapter I|3 pages

Introduction

ByKeith Harry, Magnus John, Desmond Keegan

chapter 1|9 pages

Understanding distance education

ByOtto Peters

chapter 2|6 pages

Three types of interaction

ByMichael G. Moore

chapter 3|7 pages

Problems of distance education

ByFrance Henri, Anthony Kaye

chapter 5|9 pages

Broadening the definition of distance education in light of the new telecommunications technologies

ByBruce O. Barker, Anthony G. Frisbie, Kenneth R. Patrick

part II|59 pages

Organization and structures

chapter II|3 pages

Introduction

ByKeith Harry, Magnus John, Desmond Keegan

chapter 6|8 pages

A duty for distance education in the 1990s

ByJohn S. Daniel

chapter 7|15 pages

A typology of distance teaching system

ByDesmond Keegan

chapter 8|17 pages

Student persistence in distance education: a cross-cultural multi-institutional perspective

ByJames C. Taylor, Les J. Barker, Vernon J. White, Garry Gillard, David Kaufman, Ahmed Noor Khan, Ross Mezger

chapter 9|15 pages

The economics of mass distance education

ByGreville Rumble

part III|61 pages

Administration of distance education

chapter III|3 pages

Introduction

ByKeith Harry, Magnus John, Desmond Keegan

chapter 10|12 pages

Open universities – the test of all models

ByRoss H. Paul

chapter 11|11 pages

A two-level strategy for mastery learning in distance education

ByBenedetto Vertecchi

chapter 12|20 pages

Some instructional strategies for improved learning from distance teaching Materials

ByPercy W. Marland, Ronald E. Store

part IV|59 pages

Media in distance education

chapter IV|3 pages

Introduction

ByKeith Harry, Magnus John, Desmond Keegan

chapter 14|15 pages

Technology for distance education: a ten-year prospective

ByAnthony Bates

chapter 15|9 pages

Telephone teaching and audio-conferencing at the British Open University

ByBernadette Robinson

chapter 18|7 pages

IBM distance learning developments using videoconferencing

ByBarry Scott

part V|55 pages

International perspectives

chapter V|3 pages

Introduction

ByKeith Harry, Magnus John, Desmond Keegan

chapter 19|14 pages

Open universities: the new temples of learning

ByG. Ram Reddy

chapter 21|15 pages

China: its distance higher-education system

ByZhao Yuhui

chapter 22|11 pages

Refugees and distance education

BySolomon Inquai

part VI|54 pages

The study of distance education

chapter VI|3 pages

Introduction

ByKeith Harry, Magnus John, Desmond Keegan

chapter 23|13 pages

Academic education of distance educators

ByIan Mitchell

chapter 24|12 pages

Media and distance education: course description

ByLouise Sauvé

chapter 25|13 pages

Strategies for collaborative staff training in distance education

ByJanet Jenkins

chapter 26|12 pages

Key issues in distance education: an academic viewpoint

ByBörje Holmberg