Handbook of Distance Education

Table of contents

• Title Page *
• Contents v
• Preface ix
• This Book in Brief: Overview xiii
• References xxiii
• I - Historical and Conceptual Foundations 1
• 1 - Distance Education Theory, Methodology, and Epistemology: a Pragmatic Paradigm 3
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• 2 - Correspondence Study in the American University: a Second Historiographic Perspective 21
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• 3 - Evolution of National and Regional Organizations 37
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• 4 - The History of Distance Education Through the Eyes of the International Council for Distance Education 49
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• 5 - Organizational Models in Higher Education, Past and Future 67
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• 6 - A Theory of Distance Education Based on Empathy 79
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• 7 - Learning with New Media in Distance Education 87
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• Appendix: Learning with New Media in Distance Education 109
• 8 - A Theory of Critical Inquiry in Online Distance Education 113
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• 9 - Modes of Interaction in Distance Education: Recent Developments and Research Questions 129
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• II - Learning and Learners 145
• 10 - Learners and Learning: the Need for Theory 147
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• 11 - Self-Directed Learning and Distance Education 161
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• 12 - Constructing Knowledge at a Distance: the Learner in Context 169
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• 13 - Academic Advising in Distance Education Degree Programs 181
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• 14 - Instructional Discussions in Online Education: Practical and Research-Oriented Perspectives 193
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• Appendix Transcription Glossary 214
• 15 - Group Development in Online Learning Communities 217
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• 16 - Learner Differences in Distance Learning: Finding Differences That Matter 235
• References 243
• 17 - Cognitive and Learning Factors in Web-Based Distance Learning Environments 245
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• 18 - Gender Equity Online, When There is No Door to Knock On 261
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• III - Design and Instruction 273
• 19 - Instructional Design in Distance Education: an Overview 275
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• 20 - Developing Text for Web-Based Instruction 287
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• 21 - From Teletraining to E-Learning and Knowledge Management 297
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• 22 - Video-Based Instruction in Distance Learning: from Motion Pictures to the Internet 315
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• 23 - Frameworks for Research, Design, Benchmarks, Training, and Pedagogy in Web-Based Distance Education 331
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• 24 - Designing Instruction for E-Learning Environments 349
• References 363
• 25 - A Model of Web-Based Design for Learning 367
• References 374
• 26 - Distance Education and the Role of Academic Libraries 377
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• 27 - Exploring the New Conception of Teaching and Learning in Distance Education 387
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• IV - Policies, Administration, and Management 399
• 28 - Public Policy, Institutional Structures, and Strategic Implementation 401
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• 29 - Distance Education Policy Issues: Statewide Perspectives 417
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• 30 - Accreditation: Quality Control in Higher Distance Education 425
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• 31 - Quality and Its Measurement in Distance Education 435
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• 32 - Distance Education Policy Issues: Towards 2010 461
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• 33 - Legal Issues in the Development and Use of Copyrighted Material in Web-Based Distance Education 481
• Appendix A: Comparison of Copyright Infringement Cases 500
• Appendix B: Limitations on Liability Relating to Material Online (17 U. S. C. § 512) 502
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• 34 - Strategic Planning for Distance Education 507
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• 35 - Distance Education Leadership: an Appraisal of Research and Practice 519
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• 36 - Issues in Organizing for the New Network and Virtual Forms of Distance Education 531
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• 37 - Dynamics of Faculty Participation in Distance Education: Motivations, Incentives, and Rewards 549
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• 38 - Evaluating Distance Education Programs 567
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• V - Different Audiences in Distance Education 585
• 39 - The Involvement of Corporations in Distance Education 587
• References 599
• 40 - Planning and Managing Distance Training and Education in the Corporate Sector 601
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• 41 - Web-Based Continuing Professional Education: Uses, Motivations, and Deterrents to Participation 615
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• 42 - Distance Education in the U. S. Air Force 631
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• 43 - The U. S. Marine Corps Distance Learning Program 641
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• 44 - Distance Learning in the U. S. Army: Meeting the Readiness Needs of Transformation 655
• References 661
• 45 - Community Colleges and Distance Education 663
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• 46 - Virtual and Distance Education in American Schools 673
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• VI - The Economics of Distance Education 701
• 47 - Modeling the Costs and Economics of Distance Education 703
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• 48 - Cost-Effectiveness of Online Education 717
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• 49 - A Comparison of Online Delivery Costs with Some Alternative Distance Delivery Methods 727
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• VII - International Perspectives 741
• 50 - Global Education: Out of the Ivory Tower 743
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• 51 - Culture and Online Education 753
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• 52 - Globalization and the Reinvention of Distance Education 777
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• 53 - Distance Education in the Perspective of Global Issues and Concerns 793
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• 54 - Leading Odl Futures in the Eternal Triangle: the Mega-University Response to the Greatest Moral Challenge of Our Age 811
• References 827
• 55 - The Global Development Learning Network: a World Bank Initiative in Distance Learning for Development 829
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• Author Index 845
• Subject Index 865