Beschreibung:
This book is an essential guide to the use of technology in flexible and distance learning. The author argues that technology is not inherently good or bad for teaching - it's the way it is used that matters. This update of the highly successful first edition provides criteria and guidelines for the design and delivery of effective teaching using modern learning technologies, and pays particular attention to the use of the Internet for distance and flexible education.
Part 1: Setting the Stage 1. The Development of Technology in Distance Education 2. Selecting Technologies Part 2: Mass Media 3. Print, Audio-cassettes and Video Cassettes 4. Broadcasting 5. Learner Support for Mass Media Technologies Part 3: Interactive Media 6. Synchronous Communications Technologies 7. Asynchronous Communications Technologies I: Different Models 8. Asynchronous Communications Technologies II: Strengths and Weaknesses 9. Emerging Technologies and their Impact on Distance Education 10. Emerging Technologies: an Analysis of their Potential 11. Key Issues in Technology-based Distance Education