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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452386703321

Autore

Visser Lya

Titolo

Trends and Issues in Distance Education [[electronic resource] ] : International Perspectives

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Greenwich, : IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2014

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (356 p.)

Collana

Perspectives in Instructional Technology and Distance Education

Disciplina

371.35

Soggetti

Distance education

Education

Social Sciences

Education, Special Topics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

""CONTENTS""; ""FOREWORD""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""SECTION I PERSPECTIVES ON GLOBAL TRENDS AND ISSUES IN DISTANCE EDUCATION""; ""1. INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH""; ""2. WHY DON�T WE SIMPLY CALL IT “ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN FOR THE PROVISION AND USE OF DISTRIBUTED LEARNING RESOURCES?�""; ""3. TRENDS AND ISSUES FACING DISTANCE EDUCATION""; ""4. OBSTACLES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF DISTANCE HIGHER EDUCATION IN INTERNATIONAL SETTINGS""; ""5. DISTANCE LEARNING IN BRAZIL""; ""6. REFLECTIONS AND A CRITICAL REVIEW OF THE PERSPECTIVES ON GLOBAL TRENDS AND ISSUES IN DISTANCE EDUCATION""

""SECTION II APPLIED DISTANCE EDUCATION INITIATIVES IN DIVERSE SETTINGS""""7. VIRTUAL SCHOOLS""; ""8. INTERACTIVE RADIO INSTRUCTION AS A DISTANCE EDUCATION APPROACH IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES""; ""9. E-LEARNING IN THE PORTUGUESE EDUCATIONAL CONTEXT""; ""10. THE DIFFICULT ROUTE TO DEVELOPING DISTANCE EDUCATION IN MOZAMBIQUE""; ""SECTION III DISTANCE EDUCATION IN UNIVERSITY AND OTHER FORMALIZED HIGHER EDUCATION SETTINGS""; ""11. WILL E-LEARNING PERMANENTLY ALTER THE FUNDAMENTAL EDUCATIONAL MODEL OF THE INSTITUTION WE CALL “THE



UNIVERSITY�?""; ""12. DISTANCE EDUCATION""

""13. THE GLOBALIZATION OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION ENTERPRISE""""14. DISTANCE EDUCATION SUPPORT SYSTEMS""; ""15. PERSONAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS IN DISTANCE EDUCATION""; ""16. METACOGNITION IN DISTANCE LEARNING""; ""SECTION IV DISTANCE EDUCATION IN THE WORKPLACE AND IN NONFORMAL SETTINGS""; ""17. E-LEARNING AT THE WORKPLACE""; ""18. DISTANCE LEARNING IN AVIATION""; ""19. NEW TOOLS FOR LEARNING""; ""20. FORMALIZING VIRTUAL LEARNING SPACES FOR REFUGEE YOUTH""; ""21. LEARNING LANDSCAPES""; ""ABOUT THE SECTION AUTHORS""; ""ABOUT THE AUTHORS""; ""ABOUT THE REVIEWERS""