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The McGraw-Hill
Handbook of Distance Learning
Chute, A., Thompson, M., and Hancock, B., 1999 |
A
comprehensive reference guide to the complex issues involved in
planning and implementing a distance learning program for
organizations, such as how to:
- cut
training costs significantly;
- determine
needs of the organization up front
- make sound
decisions about which competing technology to adopt
- design
effective distance learning and supporting materials
- keep the
focus on training content and
quality, not on the technology delivering it;
- create a
cross-functional team for recommending the best approach to distance
learning for your organization;
- assess the
costs involved and get financial backing from management
- adapt
existing programs to a distance learning format
- effectively
use videoconferencing, audio-conferencing, the Internet, etc.;
- plan and
design distance learning facilities.
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Table of Contents
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Introduction:
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The Time Is Right for
Distance Learning
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Convincing Your
Organization of the Need for Distance Learning
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An Overview of Audio,
Video, and Computer-Based Distance Learning Technologies.
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Advanced Computer
Technologies: Computer Conferencing, Electronic Performance Support
Systems, the Internet, and the World Wide Web.
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The Distance Learning
System: More Than A Collection of Hardware.
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Getting Started in
Distance Learning: Is Your Organization Ready?
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Designing A Distance
Learning System.
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Program Design,
Delivery, and Evaluation.
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System Management and
Expansion.
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Special Issues for
Educational Institutions.
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Looking At the Present,
Looking to the Future: Days of Future Past.
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