Theory and Practice of Distance Education

by Borje Holmberg

Overview

Distance education is practised in all parts of the world and in recent years, its scope has developed enormously and rapidly. It has become an intrinsic part of many national educational systems and an academic discipline in its own right. Research into the area has produced a body of theory which is now being used to improve its practice.

This new edition of Theory and Practice of Distance Education has been thoroughly updated both by describing how practice has changed, and by examining recent research in the field. Like the first edition, this book provides a comprehensive survey of distance education, looking at it globally and discussing the different lines of thought and models used. It describes the place of distance education in educational thinking, its various theories, principles, and techniques of presentation, its organization and its administration.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134830237
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/25/2005
Series:	Routledge Studies in Distance Education
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	264
File size:	726 KB

About the Author

Borje Holmberg

Table of Contents

List of figures, Preface, 1 TODAY’S OVERALL PICTURE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION, 2 THE BACKGROUND OF DISTANCE EDUCATION, 3 PLANNING DISTANCE EDUCATION, 4 COURSE DEVELOPMENT—FUNDAMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS, 5 STRUCTURES AND MEDIA OF DISTANCEEDUCATION COURSES, 6 INTERACTION BETWEEN STUDENTS AND THE SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION, 7 THE ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF DISTANCE EDUCATION, 8 SPECIAL APPLICATIONS OF DISTANCE EDUCATION, 9 THEORETICAL APPROACHES TO DISTANCE EDUCATION AND THEIR PRACTICAL CONSEQUENCES, 10 THE ROLE AND CONCEPT OF EVALUATION, 11 THE ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION, References, Index

Editorial Reviews

‘...a valuable foundations reference for the distance education scholar of the theory and practice of distance education.'- - Open Learning

‘It is a comprehensive and extremely well-organised analysis of an aspect of education that is both complex and changing rapidly. ... It is a book that is and will remain a cornerstone in any collection of distance education materials.' - Jrnl of Distance Learning

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