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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... Read more
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
Biography
Borje Holmberg
`...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
