Teaching and learning at a distance : foundations of distance education /
Michael Simonson, Nova Southeastern University, Sharon Smaldino, Northern Illinois University, Susan Zvacek, University of Denver.
- Sixth edition.
- Charlotte, NC : IAP Information Age Publishing, c2015
- xxii, 327 pages ; 27 cm
Includes bibliography and index.
PART I. Foundations -- Foundations of distance education -- Definitions, history, and theories of distance education -- Research and distance education -- Technologies, the Internet, and distance education -- PART II. Teaching and learning at a distance -- Instructional design for distance education -- Teaching and distance education -- The student and distance education -- Support materials and visualization for distance education -- Assessment for distance education -- PART III. Managing and evaluating distance education -- Intellectual property: ownership, distribution, and use -- Managing and leading a distance education organization -- Evaluating teaching and learning at a distance.