Distance education : definitions and glossary of terms

• Main Authors: Schlosser, Lee Ayers (Author), Simonson, Michael R. (Author)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : IAP -Information Age Publishing, [2010]
• Edition: 3rd ed.
• Subjects: Distance education > Dictionaries.; Distance education > Philosophy.; elektronické knihy; Dictionaries.; Education > Home Schooling.; Open learning, distance education.; Home schooling.; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806618330
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-60752-250-8
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (vii, 249 pages) : illustrations

Distance education is defined as institution-based formal education where the learning group is separated, and where interactive telecommunications systems are used to connect learners, resources, and instructors. This definition is expanded on in the 2009 yearbook of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, w...