Technology, e-learning and distance education /
A.W. (Tony) Bates.
- 2nd ed.
- London : Routledge, 2005.
- x, 246 p. : ill., graphs.
- (Routledge Falmer studies in distance education) .
Bibliography : p. [230]-236.
Emerging trends : convergence and specialization in distance education -- The impact of technology on the organization of distance education -- Selecting and using technologies in distance education -- Print -- Television and video -- Radio, audio-cassettes and compact disc players -- Web-based learning : access and teaching issues -- Web-based learning : costs and organizational issues -- Audio-, video- and web-conferencing : access and teaching issues -- Audio-, video- and web-conferencing : costs and organizational issues -- Executive summary : what have we learned? -- Appendix : unique characteristics of television and radio.