Distance education : definitions and glossary of terms

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...

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Main Authors Schlosser, Lee Ayers (Author), Simonson, Michael R. (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : IAP -Information Age Publishing, [2010]
Edition3rd ed.
Subjects
Distance education > Dictionaries.
Distance education > Philosophy.
elektronické knihy
Dictionaries.
Education > Home Schooling.
Open learning, distance education.
Home schooling.
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781806618330
DOI10.1108/978-1-60752-250-8
Physical Description1 online resource (vii, 249 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Part I. Defining distance education
  • Chapter 1. Emerging definitions
  • Chapter 2. A brief history of distance education
  • Chapter 3. Theory and distance education
  • Chapter 4. Summary
  • Part II. Distance education today and tomorrow
  • Chapter 5. The effectiveness of distance education
  • Chapter 6. What is distance education? Facts about distance education
  • Chapter 7. Status of distance education
  • Chapter 8. Summary
  • Part III. The focus of distance education research
  • Chapter 9. Learning outcomes
  • Chapter 10. Learner perceptions
  • Chapter 11. Learner attributes
  • Chapter 12. Interaction
  • Chapter 13. Barriers to distance education
  • Chapter 14. Distance education technology
  • Chapter 15. Summary
  • Part IV. Glossary of terms
  • About the authors.

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