Teaching and Learning at a Distance: Foundations of Distance Education

by Sharon; Albright Susan Smaldino, Susan Zvacek, Michael Albright

This book was written because of the recent growth in distance education and the anytime, anyplace teaching and learning trends that accompany it. Using a student-centered approach, it equips teachers and trainers with the basic information they will need to become effective navigators in distance education. The “foundations” portion of the book is designed to provide a conceptual, theoretical foundation. The “applications portion of the book provides practical skills and information, along with numerous opportunities for hands-on experience. For educators and administrators.

Genres: Education, Nonfiction, School, Textbooks

241 pages, Paperback

First published August 16, 1999

Reviews

[Holly Ceci · Rating 2 out of 5]

More arid than the Mohave Desert, it does contain some useful information.

[Jade Geary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book for reference and when designing an online course. Goes in to very in depth history and is very easy to read.

[Dannette · Rating 2 out of 5]

Hard to rate a text book. I liked the course...

[Lyna M. Perez]

Even for a textbook, it was dry and boring. However, there was some good quality information in there. There was too much information on the history of learning at a distance. The most useful information in the book was the second part. Personally, I could have done without the majority of the 1st half.

[Brittnee · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book provides an in-depth look at distance education; especially for prospective distance education instructors and course designers.