An Introduction to Distance Education: Understanding Teaching and Learning in a New Era

by Cleveland-innes; Martha

• ISBN13: 9780415995986
• ISBN10: 0415995981
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-02-24
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

An Introduction to Distance Education offers a comprehensive look at distance education today and outlines current theories, practices and goals. The goal of this book is to provide a detailed review of the influence of historical distance education theory and practice, and the current changes occurring in the field today. It outlines the practical skills and information that are essential to effective distance education design, delivery and navigation.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Teaching and Learning in Distance Education: Enter a New Era	p. 1
The Industrial Era
Foundations of Distance Education	p. 13
Organization and Technology of Distance Education	p. 26
Teaching and Learning in Distance Education Before the Digital Age	p. 46
A New Era
Distance Education in a Post-Fordist Time: Negotiating Difference	p. 69
Beyond Boundaries: The Evolution of Distance Education	p. 91
Teaching and Learning in Post-Industrial Distance Education	p. 108
A Unified Approach
The Future of Learning Technologies: Transformational Developments	p. 137
Blended Learning	p. 165
The Future of Distance Education: Reformed, Scrapped or Recycled	p. 198
Summary and Conclusion
Leadership in a New Era of Higher Distance Education	p. 227
Conclusion	p. 248
Contributors	p. 260
Index	p. 267
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