Distance Education - Softcover

Moore, Michael G.; Kearsley, Greg

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0534506887 ISBN 13: 9780534506889

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc, 2004

Synopsis

The most comprehensive and authoritative text on the subject, DISTANCE EDUCATION, SECOND EDITION retains its emphasis on a systems approach in the organization and selection of material. The authors apply their long and broad experience to the task of selecting from, and clarifying, information on the theory, research, and practice of distance education, including how to design and teach courses, the technologies employed, characteristics of learners, organizational structures, and policy perspectives.

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Review

1. Basic Concepts. 2. The Historical Context. 3. The Scope of Distance Education. 4. Technologies and Media. 5. Course Design and Development. 6. Teaching and the Roles of the Instructor. 7. The Distance Education Student. 8. Management, Administration, and Policy. 9. The Theory and Scholarship of Distance Education. 10. Research and Studies of Effectiveness. 11. The Global Span of Distance Education. 12. Distance Education Is about Change. Appendix: Sources of Further Information. Glossary. References. Index.

About the Author

Michael G. Moore is Professor of Education at The Pennsylvania State University, where he has taught graduate courses in distance education for 23 years. He is known in academic circles for leadership in the scholarly study of distance education. He published the first statement of theory about distance education in English in 1972, and has achieved a number of other “firsts” in the field. These include teaching the first course in this subject at University of Wisconsin in the mid 70’s, conceiving and helping to start the national annual conference there, and establishing an online international network (Distance Education Online Symposium). He has practical experience of teaching in all technologies and of most client groups, has supervised numerous doctoral and Master’s degrees, and is emphasizing application of Web 2.0 technologies in teaching his Master’s degree online. Moore has over 30 years of unbroken service as an editor of distance education journals, and has served on editorial boards of all the main journals and on program committees for the International Council for Distance Education and similar organizations. He has published books, over 100 articles and monographs, and given presentations in over 30 countries. Consultancy work includes numerous projects for UNESCO and other United Nations agencies, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank. Honors include induction into the United States Distance Learning Association’s “Hall of Fame” in 2002.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0534506887
• ISBN 13: 9780534506889
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 392