The Oryx Guide to Distance Learning


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"The only comprehensive resource available ... a solid perspective on the full range of programs now being offered via distance education". -- Choice The Oryx Guide to Distance Learning is the only comprehensive directory to over 1,200 courses offered via media-assisted teaching by accredited U.S. institutions. Prospective students can access detailed descriptions of courses available through audiocassettes, audiographic conferencing, electronic mail, videocassettes, broadcast television via local cable stations, computer tutorials, and online interaction via modems.







The Oryx Guide to Distance Learning


Book Description

Provides informative descriptions of 4,200 media-assisted courses offered by 420 accredited postsecondary institutions in the United States. The courses are organized by state, and then by institution. Each entry includes institution address, telephone and fax numbers, geographic access area, descriptions of the courses and delivery methods, and information about accreditation, admission requirements, tuition, credit awarded, grade/exam system, and library services. New to the second edition are 130 new institutions, World Wide Web URLs, e-mail addresses, and subject index cross-references. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR




Distance Learning for Higher Education


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Providing a survey of the current literature on distance learning, this annotated bibliography presents a broad overview of the field and its many issues. Material covered includes articles from professional journals, papers taken from the proceedings of recent distance learning conferences, documents from professional organizations, books, book chapters, and Internet sites. Organized thematically, each chapter features an introduction by the authors and offers a plethora of resources with complete bibliographic information, detailed annotations, and Web sites. Covering every aspect of distance learning—from methods of delivery to instructional design and evaluation—this guide will prove to be an essential resource for everyone involved in distance education.







Education


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Focusing on English-language publications of the last decade, this guide identifies and describes key reference and information sources in the field of education today. In addition to general reference sources O'Brien covers major social science reference sources that have a direct or overlapping relationship to education. Nearly 500 entries are arranged by subject and type of work. Most are new to this work. For example, there are now a number of Internet sources with URL addresses and an increased number of journals, which reflects the increasing reliance on periodicals as information sources. The book has also been completely reorganized, with new chapters covering Educational Technology and Media; Multilingual and Multicultural Education; Adult Alternative, Continuing and Distance Education; Curriculum, Instruction, and Content areas; Educational Research, Measurement, and Testing; and so forth. Excluded are lists of education associations and organizations, general social science refe







Meeting the Challenge


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This collection demonstrates how feminist pedagogy can be implemented in a variety of institutional and disciplinary settings. Unlike most of the current literature, it provides a vast array of examples of feminist pedagogy in action. It suggests practical ways of creating classroom environments open to feminist and anti-racist teaching, way feminists at universities can intervene in community programs and how to apply feminist pedagogy to new challenges such as distance education, cyberspace, fiscal constraints, and the changing political climate. Meeting the Challenge also looks to other nations for examples of how to successfully implement feminist pedagogy.







Distance Learning


Book Description

Addresses some of the key questions at the heart of new educational technologies. The authors look at options that are available to institutions considering the addition of distance learning to their programs, strategies for integrating new equipment with existing equipment, and ways of fostering a positive learning environment without face-to-face contact. Includes many case studies. Paper edition (unseen), $29.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.