1st Edition
Understanding Distance Education A Framework for the Future
By D.R. Garrison
Copyright 1989
156 Pages
by
Routledge
156 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1989, Understanding Distance Education explores important issues surrounding distance education and provides a framework on which to build the future of distance education. The author begins with an analysis of education in general and the process that supports it, identifying two-way, interactive communication as a defining feature of the educational process. He shows that... Read more
Foreword by Doug Shale Preface 1. The Modern Era 2. Education and Communication 3. Independence and Control 4. Educational Technology 5. Education by Correspondence 6. Teleconferencing 7. Computer Based Education 8. Instructional Technology 9. Adult and Distance Education 10. Organising for Distance Education 11. Conclusion
Biography
D. Randy Garrison is Professor Emeritus at the University of Calgary, Canada. He has published extensively on teaching and learning in distance, higher and adult education contexts.
