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Technology, e-learning, and distance education

Tony Bates
This update to the award-winning first edition analyzes the pros and cons of different media and focuses on general guidelines and basic principles, making the ideas in this guide transferable to future technologies.
Print Book, English, 2005
Routledge, London, 2005
x, 246 Seiten : Diagramme ; 24 cm
9780415284363, 9780415284370, 0415284368, 0415284376
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Emerging trends : convergence and specialization in distance education
The impact of technology on the organization of distance education
Selecting and using technologies in distance education
Print
Television and video
Radio, audio-cassettes and compact disc players
Web-based learning : access and teaching issues
Web-based learning : costs and organizational issues
Audio-, video- and web-conferencing : access and teaching issues
Audio-, video- and web-conferencing : costs and organizational issues
Executive summary : what have we learned?
Appendix : unique characteristics of television and radio
Emerging trends : convergence and specialization in e-learning and distance education -- The impact of technology on the organization of distance education -- Selecting and using technologies in distance education -- Print -- Television and video -- Radio, audio-cassettes, and compact disc players -- Web-based learning : access and teaching issues -- Web-based learning : costs and organizational issues -- Audio-, video-, and web-conferencing : access and cost issues -- Audio-, video-, and web-conferencing : costs and organizational issues -- Executive summary : what have we learned? -- Appendix 1. Unique characteristics of television and radio
Previous ed. published as Technology, open learning and distance education, 1995