Distance education and distributed learning

This work discusses issues relating to distance education and distributed learning. There are essays covering: rethinking assessment for the online environment; the role of collaborative learning in social and intellectual development; and the embodiment of knowledge in virtual environments.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors Vrasidas, Charalambos (Editor), Glass, Gene V., 1940- (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, 2002.
SeriesCurrent perspectives on applied information technologies.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781918117929
DOI10.1108/978-1-60752-853-1
Physical Description1 online resource (xvi, 231 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Designing and studying learning experiences that use multiple interactive media to bridge distance and time / Chris Dede, Pam Whitehouse, and Tara Brown L'Bahy
  • A conceptual framework for studying distance education / Charalambos Vrasidas and Gene V. Glass
  • Rethinking assessment for the online environment / Robin Mason
  • Learning to solve problems online / David H. Jonassen
  • Is there anyone there? : the embodiment of knowledge in virtual environments / Rob Walker
  • Revealing the hidden curriculum of e-learning / Terry Anderson
  • Distance education and the professorate : the issue of productivity / Thomas C. Reeves
  • Evaluation and research in distance education : implications for research / Gary J. Anglin and Gary R. Morrison
  • What makes online learning communities successful? : the role of collaborative learning in social and intellectual development / Linda Harasim
  • Of nomads, polyglots, and global villagers : globalization, information technologies, and critical education online / Michalinos Zembylas, Charalambos Vrasidas, and Marina S. McIsaac.