Distance Education: A Systems View

Moore, Michael G.; Kearsley, Greg

ISBN 10: 0534506887 / ISBN 13: 9780534506889

Published by Wadsworth Pub Co, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Distance Education: A Systems View
• Publisher: Wadsworth Pub Co
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0534506887
• ISBN 13: 9780534506889
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: very_good

About this title

Synopsis

The most comprehensive and authoritative text on the subject, DISTANCE EDUCATION, SECOND EDITION retains its emphasis on a systems approach in the organization and selection of material. The authors apply their long and broad experience to the task of selecting from, and clarifying, information on the theory, research, and practice of distance education, including how to design and teach courses, the technologies employed, characteristics of learners, organizational structures, and policy perspectives.

About the Author

Michael G. Moore is Professor of Education in the Department of Learning and Performance Systems at the Pennsylvania State University. He served as Director of the American Center for the Study of Distance Education from 1986 to 2002, and as Editor of The American Journal of Education from 1986 to the present time. He has worked at the British Open University and the World Bank and continues as a consultant to the World Bank, UNESCO, and IMF as well as several national governments, universities, and corporations. Moore served a four-year term as Vice-President of the International Council for Distance Education, and was a founding member of the Board of the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA). He was inducted into the USDLA s Hall of Fame in 2002.