close menu
Bookswagon-24x7 online bookstore
close menu
My Account
45%
Trends and Issues in Distance Education: International Perspectives(Perspectives in Instructional Technology and Distance Education)

Trends and Issues in Distance Education: International Perspectives(Perspectives in Instructional Technology and Distance Education)

          
5
4
3
2
1

Premium quality
Premium quality
Bookswagon upholds the quality by delivering untarnished books. Quality, services and satisfaction are everything for us!
Easy Return
Easy return
Not satisfied with this product! Keep it in original condition and packaging to avail easy return policy.
Certified product
Certified product
First impression is the last impression! Address the book’s certification page, ISBN, publisher’s name, copyright page and print quality.
Secure Checkout
Secure checkout
Security at its finest! Login, browse, purchase and pay, every step is safe and secured.
Money back guarantee
Money-back guarantee:
It’s all about customers! For any kind of bad experience with the product, get your actual amount back after returning the product.
On time delivery
On-time delivery
At your doorstep on time! Get this book delivered without any delay.
Notify me when this book is in stock
Add to Wishlist

About the Book

This book provides a broad treatment of current distance education trends and issues from an international vantage point. The book includes some twenty authored chapters that provide insight into specific implementations of distance education worldwide, as well as analyses of cross-national distance education themes. The book is designed to address the needs of a broad audience including practitioners, researchers, and graduate students, all of whom are impacted by the growing trend toward distance education in high school and university-levels.

Table of Contents:

Part I. Perspectives on Global TRs and Issues in Distance Education.
Chapter 1. A Survey of Progressive and Conservative Trends in Education with Implications for Distance Education Practice; Brent G. Wilson.
Chapter 2. Quality, Accreditation and Recognition: Issues in the Delivery of Transnational Education; Andrea Hope.
Chapter 3. The Long and Short of Distance Education: Trends and Issues from a Planetary Human Development Perspective; Jan Visser.
Chapter 4. Distance Education Reappraised: Emerging Trends in Traditional Universities and Corporate Training Institutions; Francois Marchessou.
Chapter 5. What the World Needs Now: International Research on Distance Education; Deborah LaPointe.
Part II. Interviews with Leaders in International Distance Education.
Chapter 6. Defining Trends and Issues in Distance Education: An Interview with Don Ely; Lya Visser and Kristen Gagnon.
Chapter 7. A Career in International Distance Education: An Interview with Barbara Spronk; Michael Simonson and Margaret Crawford.
Chapter 8. University-Wide Distance Education Implementation: An Interview with Robert Morgan; Ray J. Amirault and Jeffery Sievert.
Chapter 9. Personal Perspectives on Trends and Issues in Distance Education: An Interview with Otto Peters; Lya Visser and Meira van der Spa.
Part III. National and Regional Case Studies in Distance Education.
Chapter 10. Open and Distance Learning for Developing Countries: Is the Cup Half Full or Is It Still Half Empty? Tony Dodds.
Chapter 11. The Promise of M-learning for Distance Education in South Africa and Other Developing Nations; Lya Visser and Paul West.
Chapter 12. British Distance Education: A Proud Tradition; Steve Wheeler.
Chapter 13. Distance Education in Turkey: Experiences and Issues; Ugur Demiray.
Chapter 14. Supporting Distance Learning in Brazil: Applications of a Multimedia Digital Library; Fredric Michael Litto.
Chapter 15. Open and Distance Learning Enhanced through ICTs: A Toy for Africa's Elite or an Essential Tool for Sustainable Development? Bob Day.
Chapter 16. The Role of Distance Education in Turkish Women's Education; Emine Demiray and Sensu Curabay.
Chapter 17. Thank You for (not) Forgetting Us: A Reflection on the Trials, Tribulations, and Take-off of Distance Education in Mozambique; Muriel Visser-Valfrey, Jan Visser, and Miguel Buendia.
Part IV. Design and Development TRs for International Distance Education.
Chapter 18. Learning Management Systems (LMS) for Web-based Distance Education: An International Review; Wei-yuan Zhang and Lixun Wang.
Chapter 19. Trends in Distance Education Technologies from an International Vantage Point; Michael Simonson.
Chapter 20. Dynamism and Evolution in Student Support and Instruction in Distance Education: Implications for International Distance Education; Yusra Laila Visser.
About the Authors.


Best Seller

| | See All

Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781593112127
  • Publisher: Emerald Publishing Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Information Age Publishing
  • Depth: 19
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 17 mm
  • Weight: 462 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1593112122
  • Publisher Date: 13 Sep 2005
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 328
  • Series Title: Perspectives in Instructional Technology and Distance Education
  • Sub Title: International Perspectives
  • Width: 156 mm


Similar Products

How would you rate your experience shopping for books on Bookswagon?

Add Photo
Add Photo

Customer Reviews

REVIEWS           
Be The First to Review
Trends and Issues in Distance Education: International Perspectives(Perspectives in Instructional Technology and Distance Education)
Emerald Publishing Inc -
Trends and Issues in Distance Education: International Perspectives(Perspectives in Instructional Technology and Distance Education)
Writing guidlines
We want to publish your review, so please:
  • keep your review on the product. Review's that defame author's character will be rejected.
  • Keep your review focused on the product.
  • Avoid writing about customer service. contact us instead if you have issue requiring immediate attention.
  • Refrain from mentioning competitors or the specific price you paid for the product.
  • Do not include any personally identifiable information, such as full names.

Trends and Issues in Distance Education: International Perspectives(Perspectives in Instructional Technology and Distance Education)

Required fields are marked with *

Review Title*
Review
    Add Photo Add up to 6 photos
    Would you recommend this product to a friend?
    Tag this Book
    Read more
    Does your review contain spoilers?
    What type of reader best describes you?
    I agree to the terms & conditions
    You may receive emails regarding this submission. Any emails will include the ability to opt-out of future communications.

    CUSTOMER RATINGS AND REVIEWS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TERMS OF USE

    These Terms of Use govern your conduct associated with the Customer Ratings and Reviews and/or Questions and Answers service offered by Bookswagon (the "CRR Service").


    By submitting any content to Bookswagon, you guarantee that:
    • You are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights in the content;
    • All "moral rights" that you may have in such content have been voluntarily waived by you;
    • All content that you post is accurate;
    • You are at least 13 years old;
    • Use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity.
    You further agree that you may not submit any content:
    • That is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
    • That infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
    • That violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
    • That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
    • For which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any unapproved third party;
    • That includes any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
    • That contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.
    You agree to indemnify and hold Bookswagon (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of your representations and warranties set forth above, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.


    For any content that you submit, you grant Bookswagon a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell, transfer, and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. Additionally,  Bookswagon may transfer or share any personal information that you submit with its third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc. in accordance with  Privacy Policy


    All content that you submit may be used at Bookswagon's sole discretion. Bookswagon reserves the right to change, condense, withhold publication, remove or delete any content on Bookswagon's website that Bookswagon deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use.  Bookswagon does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through Bookswagon to edit or delete any content you have submitted. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days. However, Bookswagon reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission to the extent authorized by law. You acknowledge that you, not Bookswagon, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Bookswagon, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third party service providers (including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.)and their respective directors, officers and employees.

    Accept

    New Arrivals

    | | See All


    Inspired by your browsing history


    Your review has been submitted!

    You've already reviewed this product!
    ASK VIDYA