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Distance Training: Taking Stock at a Time of Change
Contributor(s): Keegan, Desmond (Author)
ISBN: 0415230667     ISBN-13: 9780415230667
Publisher: Routledge
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Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: September 2000
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Annotation: This text provides a global overview of distance education world-wide at a key moment in history, both in timing and in the ever-growing concentration on lifelong learning and the World Wide Web. The author studies the four sectors of provision: the Open Universities, the government distance training operations, the proprietary providers and the conventional universities which teach at a distance.
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BISAC Categories:
- Education | Distance, Open & Online Education
Dewey: 371.35
LCCN: 00020130
Series: Routledgefalmer Studies in Distance Education
Physical Information: 0.35" H x 6" W x 9.18" (0.68 lbs) 166 pages
 
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Despite the massive potential of distance learning on the internet, the field of distance training is little known or understood. This guide addresses this knowledge gap and:

*presents research into four models of distance education, into which it is claimed nearly all provision world-wide falls
*provides a global overview of distance education and training
*examines case studies of distance education establishments providing insight into their structure and advantages
*challenges the premise that distance training lacks academic exellence and status
*appraises the role of distance education as a tool for employers to provide more effective and efficient training for employees.

Born in the nineteenth century, distance training came of age in the twentieth century. Desmond Keegan presents an overview of distance training from its inception and looks forward to the innovations of the future.