| Description |
xii, 315 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Perspectives in instructional technology and distance learning |
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Perspectives in instructional technology and distance learning.
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| Contents |
Introduction / Yusra Laila Visser, Lya Visser, and Michael Simonson -- A survey of progressive and conservative trends in education with implications for distance education practice / Brent G. Wilson -- Quality, accreditation, and recognition : issues in the delivery of transnational education / Andrea Hope -- The long and short of distance education : trends and issues from a planetary human development perspective / Jan Visser -- Distance education reappraised : emerging trends in traditional universities and corporate training institutions / Francois Marchessou -- What the world needs now : international research on distance education / Deborah LaPointe -- Defining trends and issues in distance education : an interview with Don Ely / Lya Visser and Kristen Gagnon -- A career in international distance education : an interview with Barbara Spronk / Michael Simonson and Margaret Crawford -- University-wide distance education implementation : an interview with Robert Morgan / Ray J. Amirault and Jeffery Sievert -- Personal perspectives on trends and issues in distance education : an interview with Otto Peters / Lya Visser and Meira van der Spa -- Open and distance learning for developing countries : is the cup half full or is it still half empty? / Tony Dodds -- The promise of M-learning for distance education in South Africa and other developing nations / Lya Visser and Paul West -- British distance education: a proud tradition / Steve Wheeler -- Distance education in Turkey : experiences and issues / Ugur Demiray -- Supporting distance learning in Brazil : applications of a multimedia digital library / Fredric Michael Litto -- Open and distance learning enhanced through ICTs : a toy for Africa's elite or an essential tool for sustainable development? / Bob Day -- The role of distance education in Turkish women's education / Emine Demiray and Sensu Curabay -- "Thank you for not forgetting us" : a reflection on the trials, tribulations, and take-off of distance education in Mozambique / Muriel Visser-Valfrey, Jan Visser, and Miguel Buendia -- Learning management systems (LMS) for Web-based distance education : an international review / Wei-yuan Zhang and Lixun Wang -- Trends in distance education technologies from an international vantage point / Michael Simonson -- Dynamism and evolution in student support and instruction in distance education : implications for international distance education / Yusra Laila Visser |
| Summary |
"This book seeks to make a contribution to the discipline of distance education by presenting international perspectives on the state of the field and by examining and discussing specific current trends and issues faced by the distance learning community." --p. x |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Distance education.
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Education -- Computer network resources.
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| Author |
Simonson, Michael R.
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Visser, Yusra Laila.
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Visser, Lya.
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| LC no. |
2005020174 |
| ISBN |
1593112122 paperback |
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1593112130 hardcover |
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