This award-winning edition is an essential guide to using technology in flexible and distance education, evaluating the advantages and disadvantages of different media.

The fully updated second edition:

• Examines criteria and guidelines for designing and delivering effective teaching using contemporary learning technologies.
• Focuses on the use of the internet for distance and flexible education.
• Addresses the design and use of emerging technologies such as web conferencing and speech recognition.
• Emphasizes organizational and administrative issues and how they affect the effective use of technology.
• Pays attention to the integration of online teaching with face-to-face instruction on campuses.

With a focus on fundamental principles and general guidelines, this guidance applies to both existing and emerging technologies. It is essential reading not only for those specializing in flexible and distance education but also for anyone interested in integrating technology with teaching.

Author: A.W. (Tony) Bates

Language: ENGLISH

Pages: 260

Dimensions: 234X156X0

Year of publication: 2005