Buch, Englisch, 796 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 1633 g
Buch, Englisch, 796 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 1633 g
ISBN: 978-0-08-044717-9
Verlag: Elsevier Science Ltd
Aims to provide a comprehensive selection of essays on topics that emcompass the traditions of distance education practice built during the past century; reflect contemporary issues and practices; and pose a critical awareness of the emergent concerns of the changing field. Chapters explore the major elements of the practice of distance education within themes that capture the matters of concern to policymakers, managers, educators, designers, and various forms of support staff in distance education organizations. Explicitly includes both private and public educational sectors.
*Discusses lifelong and flexible learning environments
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Introduction: from correspondence to virtual learning environments
Margaret Haughey & Terry Evans
Section 1 Diversity in Distance Education
Introduction
Margaret Haughey
2 Making it work for the South: Using open and distance learning in the context of development
Veronica McKay & Mandla Makhanya
3 Socio-cultural dimensions of distance education
Lani Gundawardena & Deborah LaPointe
4 Gender and distance education: Womens experiences at the Open University of Tanzania
Edith Mhehe
5 Distance education: enabling or disabling?
Christopher Newell
6 Meeting diverse learning needs
Jean Mitchell & Jennifer ORourke
7 Recognizing experiential learning through prior learning assessment
Dianne Conrad
8 Open schooling
Margaret Haughey, Elizabeth Murphy, & Bill Muirhead
9 Social software technologies in distance education: Maximizing learning freedoms
Terry Anderson
10 Vocational education and training at a distance: transformation to flexible delivery
Peter Smith
11 Critical essay: Naming the issues
Barbara Spronk
Section 2 The Transformation of Teaching and Learning at a Distance
Introduction
Terry Evans
12 Transforming distance education through new technologies
Tony Bates
13 Transforming learning and teaching in practice: where change and consistency interact
Liz Burge & Jody Polec
14 From Chautauqua to correspondence to computers: non-formal education in transformation
Chere Campbell Gibson
15 Transformation through open universities
Otto Peters
16 Transforming doctoral education through distance education
Terry Evans
17 Innovating with technology and structures of indifference in distance education
Christine Spratt
18 The evolution of assessment in distance education
Katy Campbell & Susan Gibson
19 The transformation of information and library services
Peter Macauley & Rosemary Green
20 Engaging the digital natives
Brian Pauling
21 Critical essay: transforming distance education in whose interests?
David Harris
Section 3 Leadership in Distance Education
Introduction
David Murphy
22 New technology, new learners and new challenges: Leading our universities in times of change
Ross H. Paul & Jane E. Brindley
23 Leading open and distance learning and ICT-based development projects in low income nations
Colin Latchem, Fred Lockwood & Jon Baggaley
24 Strategic planning and distance education
Santosh Panda
25 Leadership development for distance and e-learning
Alan Tait
26 Preparing teachers and learners for new forms of assessment
Robin Mason
27 Leading student support services for new times
Jennifer Thompson & Sandi Shillington
28 Critical essay: leaders and leading in open and distance learning
Nigel Bennett
Section 4 Accountability and Evaluation in Distance Education
Introduction
David Murphy
29 Managing for performance: Quality, accountability and accreditation in distance education
Stephen Murgatroyd
30 But does it work? Evaluation theories and approaches in distance education
Alan Woodley
31 Quality Assurance and Continuous Quality Improvement in distance education
Insung Jung
32 Accountability and distance education
David Murphy
33 Cultural and contextual issues in the evaluation of transnational distance education
Chris Ziguras
34 Accountability and evaluation in distance education: a critical review
Mary Thorpe
Section 5 Policy in Distance Education
Introduction
Margaret Haughey
35 Public policy and distance education in Brazil
Fredric M. Litto
36 Transnational policies and local implementation: the West Indies Distance Education Centre
Olabisi Kuboni
37 Distance education policy processes and outcomes in India
SG Garg, Sr Jha & S Gupta
38 Framing and taming policy
Margaret Haughey
Section 6 The Business of Distance Education
Introduction
Terry Evans
39 Borderless Education and Business Prospects
Yoni Ryan
40 Economic models of distance
