Trends and issues in distance education; international perspectives

Reference & Research Book News, Feb, 2006

Trends and issues in distance education; international perspectives.

Ed. by Yusra Laila Visser et al.

Information Age Publishing

2005

315 pages

$34.95

Paperback

Perspectives in instructional technology and distance education

LC5800

Visser (instructional technology, Wayne State U.) and her co- editors introduce 20 chapters by emphasizing the heterogenous nature of local distance learning experiences. From both general and practical perspectives, contributors address such themes as the unfulfilled promise of distance learning for the developing world due to cultural and other factors, selecting among the technologies available, and the evolution of the mentoring role in this context. Interviews and case studies offer insights into local challenges and solutions. Not indexed.

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