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Distance Education: Definition and Glossary of Terms
Distance Education:
Definition and Glossary of Terms, 2nd Edition
2006

Lee Ayers Schlosser
Associate Professor
Southern Oregon University and Michael Simonson
Program Professor
Nova Southeastern University
Table of Contents
Preface 3
Defining Distance Education 4 Emerging Definitions 12
A Brief History of Distance Education 13 Correspondence Study 14 Electronic Communications 19 Distance Teaching Universities 23
Theory and Distance Education 25 The Need for Theory 26 Theory of Independent Study—Charles Wedemeyer 31 Theory of Independent Study—Michael Moore 33 Theory of Industrialization of Teaching—Otto Peters 35 Theory of Interaction and Communication—Börje Holmberg 42 Andragogy—Malcolm Knowles 48 A Synthesis of Theories—Hilary Perraton 50 Equivalency Theory: An American Theory of Distance Education 53 A Theoretical Framework for Distance Education—Desmond Keegan 56 Summary 60
References 65
Additional Readings 70
Glossary of Terms 74

Preface 3
Defining Distance Education 4 Emerging Definitions 12
A Brief History of Distance Education 13 Correspondence Study 14 Electronic Communications 19 Distance Teaching Universities 23
Theory and Distance Education 25 The Need for Theory 26 Theory of Independent Study—Charles Wedemeyer 31 Theory of Independent Study—Michael Moore 33 Theory of Industrialization of Teaching—Otto Peters 35 Theory of Interaction and Communication—Börje Holmberg 42 Andragogy—Malcolm Knowles 48 A Synthesis of Theories—Hilary Perraton 50 Equivalency Theory: An American Theory of Distance Education 53 A Theoretical Framework for Distance Education—Desmond Keegan 56 Summary 60
References 65
Additional Readings 70
Glossary of Terms 74

Preface
Distance Education has become a major topic of interest in the field of educational communications and technology. In response to this interest, the Association for Educational Communications and



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