Distance Education and Distributed Learning (PB)

This work discusses issues relating to distance education and distributed learning. There are essays covering: rethinking assessment for the online environment; the role of collaborative learning in social and intellectual development; and the embodiment of knowledge in virtual environments.

Book Series Foreword. Mike Dickson, CAIT, Western Illinois University. Volume I Foreword. Sir John Daniels, UNESCO. Introduction. Charalambos Vrasidas, CAIT, Western Illinois University and Gene V. Glass, Arizona State University. Designing and Studying Learning Experiences that Use Multiple Interactive Media to Bridge Distance and Time. Chris Dede, Pam Whitehouse, and Tara Brown L'Bahy Harvard Graduate School of Education. A Conceptual Framework for Studying Distance Education. Charalambos Vrasidas, CAIT, Western Illinois University and Gene V. Glass, Arizona State University. Rethinking Assessment for the Online Environment. Robin Mason, Institute of Educational Technology, Open University, UK. Learning to Solve Problems Online. David H. Jonassen, University of Missouri. Is There Anyone There? The Embodiment of Knowledge in Virtual Environments. Rob Walker, Center for Applied Research in Education, University of East Anglia. Revealing the Hidden Curriculum of E-Learning. Terry Anderson, Athabasca University. Distance Education and the Professorate: The Issue of Productivity. Thomas C. Reeves, The University of Georgia. Evaluation and Research in Distance Education: Implications for Research. Gary J. Anglin, University of Kentucky and Gary R. Morrison, Wayne State University. What Makes Online Learning Communities Successful? The Role of Collaborative Learning in Social and Intellectual Development!. Linda Harasim, Simon Fraser. Of Nomads, Polyglots, and Global Villagers: Globalization, Information Technologies, and Critical Education Online. Michalinos Zembylas, Michigan State University, Charalambos Vrasidas, CAIT, Western Illinois University, and Marina S. McIsaac, Arizona State University.