Distance Education: A Systems View of Online Learning - Softcover

1. Basic Concepts. 2. The Historical Context. 3. The Scope of Distance Education. 4. Technologies and Media. 5. Course Design and Development. 6. Teaching and the Roles of the Instructor. 7. The Distance Education Student. 8. Management, Administration, and Policy. 9. The Theory and Scholarship of Distance Education. 10. Research and Studies of Effectiveness. 11. The Global Span of Distance Education. 12. Distance Education Is about Change. Appendix: Sources of Further Information. Glossary. References. Index.

The most comprehensive and authoritative book on the subject, DISTANCE EDUCATION, Third Edition, emphasizes a systems approach to the organization and selection of material. The book is researched-based and grounded in solid principles of teaching and learning. The authors apply their broad experience and expertise as they explain how to design and teach courses online--including the latest technologies employed, characteristics of learners, organizational structures, and current policy and global perspectives.