TY - BOOK AU - Verduin,John R. AU - Clark,Thomas A. TI - Distance education: the foundations of effective practice SN - 155542306X AV - LC5800 .V47 1991 U1 - 374 20 PY - 1991/// CY - San Francisco PB - Jossey-Bass KW - Distance education KW - Enseignement à distance KW - Fernunterricht KW - swd KW - USA N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-267) and indexes; Part one: Distance education and lifelong learning -- The idea and evolution of distance education -- How distance education serves adult learners -- Part two: Strengths and limitations of current practice -- Key approaches to distance education -- Delivering programs to learners -- Assessing program quality and effectiveness -- Part three: Strengthening the theory and practice of distance education -- Program foundations -- Teaching and learning -- Organization and administration -- Conclusion: Opportunities and challenges for the future -- Resource: Academic achievement in distance and higher education UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/wiley037/90046107.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/onix06/90046107.html UR - http://www.archive.org/details/distanceeducatio00verd UR - http://www.openlibrary.org/books/OL1885109M ER -