Distance Education: International Perspectives

ISBN-13: 9780367471798 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 458 str.

David Sewart; Desmond Keegan; Borje Holmberg

Opis

Originally published in 1988, this book chronicles the great change in distance education. It presents the best writings on the subject published during the previous ten years. The articles selected for this volume provided a new scholarly basis for the theory and practice of distance education.

Spis treści

Preface.  Acknowledgements.  Section 1: The Concept of Education  Introduction.  On Defining Distance Education.  A Theory for Distance Education.  Distance Teaching: A Contradiction in Terms?  Section 2: Theories of Distance Education  Introduction.  On a Theory of Independent Study.  Distance Teaching and Industrial Production: A Comparative Interpretation in Outline.  Guided Didactic Conversation in Distance Education.  Section 3: Distance Education and Society: A Rationale  Introduction.  Back Door Learning in the Learning Society.  Adverse Factors in the Development of an Open University in Latin America.  What Advantages Can Conventional Education Derive from Correspondence Education?  Section 4: Students and their Progress  Introduction.  Student Demand and Progress at the Open University – The First Eight Years.  External Studies at New England – A Silver Jubilee Review, 1955-1979.  Research and Development Activities in the Field of Distance Study at NKI-Skolen, Norway  Section 5: Choice of Medium: The New Communications Technology  Introduction.  Trends in the Use of Audio-Visual Media in Distance Education Systems.  Education by Satellite: Australia Possibilities.  On Choosing Teaching Methods to Match Educational Aims  Section 6: Course Development  Introduction.  A List of Ideas for the Construction of Distance Educaiton Courses.  The Student’s Freedom of Choice Within the Didactical Structure of a Correspondence Course.  Tell Me How to Write  Section 7: Student Support Services  Introduction.  Teaching for the Open University.  Interaction and Independence: Getting the Mixture Right.  The Consultation in the Process of Distance Education  Section 8: Economics  Introduction.  The Economics of the Open University Revisited.  The Economics and Management of Small Post-Secondary Distance Education Systems.  Economics and Cost Structures.  Index.

O autorze

David Sewart, Desmond Keegan and Börje Holmberg