Distance Learning for Higher Education: An Annotated Bibliography

145 Pages·2002·8.63 MB·English

by  Marjorie Fusco

Distance Learning for Higher Education
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Distance Learning for
Higher Education
AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Marjorie Fusco
and
Susan E. Ketcham
2002
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Fusco, Marjorie, 1941-
Distance learning for higher education : an annotated
bibliography / Marjorie Fusco and Susan E. Ketcham.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-56308-847-9 (pbk.)
1. Distance education-Bibliography. 2. University
extension-Bibliography. I. Ketcham, Susan E., 1956- II. Title.
Z5814.D54F78 2002
[LC5800]
016.3713'5-dc21 2002003184
Contents
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
INTRODUCTION ix
1—VIRTUAL LEARNING 1
Distance Learning Defined 1
Notes 5
2—METHODS OF DELIVERY 7
Web-Based Instruction 7
Asynchronous Communication 8
Virtual Classrooms 8
Distributed Online Education 9
WorldWideWeb 10
Summary 16
Broadcast Education 17
Telecourses 17
Interactive Television 18
Teleconferencing 20
Desktop Videoconferencing 20
Teleconferencing/Videoconferencing 22
Electronic Mail 25
Notes 26
3—ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES FOR HIGHER EDUCATION . . 29
Planning 30
Need for Distance Learning 33
Marketing 36
Budget and Funding 38
Faculty Issues 38
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3—ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES FOR HIGHER EDUCATION (cont.)
Technology 40
Partnerships 46
Accreditation and Regulations 47
Challenges 49
Assessment 51
Copyright/Fair Use 52
Notes 60
4—TEACHING AND LEARNING COMMUNITY 63
Faculty 64
Training 65
Students 65
Notes 69
5—DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMS 71
Curriculum 72
Evaluation 73
Notes 76
6—ROLE OF THE LIBRARY 77
Support Services 78
Partnerships 80
Notes 82
7—RESOURCES FOR HIGHER EDUCATION 83
Accreditation 83
Associations and Organizations 84
Listservs and Discussion Groups 89
Listservs 89
Discussion Groups 90
Journals and Newsletters 93
Media 98
Websites 102
Notes 105
8—ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR HIGHER EDUCATION. . 107
Resources 107
INDEX 115
Acknowledgments
We wish to sincerely thank Carlos Pinder Jr. (Dowling College) and
Elizabeth Herbert (Southampton College of Long Island University) for all
their time and efforts in pursuing materials for us through interlibrary loan.
Thanks also to our colleagues Mary Brazezicke, Virginia Ehlers, Elizabeth
Gentilella, and Donna Headley (Dowling College) and Robert Gerbereux and
William Roberson (Southampton College of Long Island University) for their
continued support.
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Introduction
During the last several years there has been a proliferation in the litera
ture on distance education and the advances in technology that drive its
growth. All of education, from elementary and higher education to education
in the workplace and lifelong learning, has experienced the growing number
of options for distance learning and delivery systems. International Data Cor
poration (IDC), a market research firm, stated there was an estimated 55 per
cent increase in the number of institutions of higher education taking the
online plunge in 2001.* IDC also predicted that by 2004 more than 3,300 on
line courses (up from 1,500 in 1999) will be available in the United States.
This growth is expected to be especially strong in academic and corporate
education. According to the IDC, the U.S. education department estimates
there are more than 230,000 providers targeting some 138 million students or
clients in school and corporate communities.2 Projections are that the aca
demic market in the United States will rise from about $334 million in 2000 to
an estimated $744 million in 2004. The cost of staff, hardware, communica
tion services, and related support for distant learning will bring the total to al
most $3 billion by then.3 This phenomenon is transforming the virtual
learning environment, where education can take place anywhere and at any
time. Presently colleges and universities offer anywhere from a few distance
learning courses to entire degree programs. Corporations use the same meth
ods for employee education and training. For-profit educational organizations
have also entered the educational arena, bringing with them a whole new set
of concerns for both academia and potential learners.
This book provides a survey of the literature on many current distance
learning concerns, such as competition from nontraditional education, costs
for running distance learning programs, planning issues, selection of appro
priate distance learning modalities, training and compensation for faculty,
curriculum and instructional design, pedagogy, course and program evalua
tion, student education and assessment, and the formation of collaborative
partnerships between institutions or between institutions and businesses. The
selections we discuss constitute recommended reading for administrators of
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