Distance Education has become a major topic of interest in the field ofeducational communications and technology. In response to this interest, the Association for Educational Communications and Technology(AECT) published the first edition of Distance Education: Definition andGlossary of Terms in 2002.The second edition of this monograph was begun in 2005. While the definitionof distance education was changed only slightly, the glossary ofterms was updated significantly under the supervision of Joann Flick andmembers of AECT's Division of Distance Learning. The definition ofdistance education...

Distance Education has become a major topic of interest in the field ofeducational communications and technology. In response to this interest, the Association for Educational Communications and Technology(AECT) published the first edition of Distance Education: Definition andGlossary of Terms in 2002.The second edition of this monograph was begun in 2005. While the definitionof distance education was changed only slightly, the glossary ofterms was updated significantly under the supervision of Joann Flick andmembers of AECT's Division of Distance Learning. The definition ofdistance education...

Distance education is defined as institution-based formal education where the learning group is separated, and where interactive telecommunications systems are used to connect learners, resources, and instructors. This definition is expanded on in the 2009 yearbook of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, which validates this definition of the field. Distance Education: Definition and Glossary of Terms, 3rd Edition is unique in that it packages the terms together under one cover making this rapidly advancing complex topic easier to comprehend. The book addresses the complexities of terminology used...