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Encyclopedia of Distributed Learning
Edited by:
- Anna DiStefano - Fielding Graduate Institute, USA
- Kjell Erik Rudestam - Fielding Graduate University, USA
- Robert Silverman - Fielding Graduate Institute, USA
December 2003 | 576 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
From launching a student on the route to self-directed learning to using group processes, self-assessment, the life line experience, and developing a learning contract, this encyclopedia comprehensively covers all aspects of distributed learning. The overarching goal is to collect together in a single resource the best practices for adults engaged in continuing education at the graduate level, in corporate settings, in open university settings, and in similar learning environments.
Topics covered:
} administrative processes
} technical tools and supports
} policy, finance, and governance
} social and cultural perspectives
} student and faculty issues
} teaching and learning processes and technologies
Key Features:
} A-to-Z organization
} Reader's Guide groups entries by broad topic areas
} Comprehensive index
} Cross-references between and among entries
} Advisory Board of prominent experts
} Three appendices provide annotated listings of distributed and distance learning programs, select print and non-print resources, and conferences, each with web addresses.
