Teaching and learning at a distance : foundations of distance education

• Main Authors: Simonson, Michael R. (Author), Zvacek, Susan (Author)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2024.
• Edition: Eighth edition.
• Subjects: Distance education.; Education > Distance, Open & Online Education.; Open learning, distance education.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806601172
• DOI: 10.1108/979-8-88730-513-4
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxi, 346 pages)

"Teaching and Learning at a Distance is written for introductory distance education courses for preservice or in-service teachers, and for training programs that discuss teaching distant learners or managing distance education systems. This text provides readers with the basic information neede...

Table of Contents:

• Part I: Foundations
• Chapter 1. Foundations of distance education
• Chapter 2. Definitions, history, and theories of distance education
• Chapter 3. Research and distance education
• Chapter 4. Technologies, the internet, and distance education
• Part II: Teaching and learning at a distance
• Chapter 5. Instructional design for distance education
• Chapter 6. Teaching and distance education
• Chapter 7. The student and distance education
• Chapter 8. Support materials and visualization for distance education
• Chapter 9. Assessment for distance education
• Part III: Managing and evaluating distance education
• Chapter 10. Intellectual property: Ownership, distribution, and use
• Chapter 11. Managing and leading a distance education organization
• Chapter 12. Evaluating teaching and learning at a distance
• Index.