Higher Education in a Web Year (Paperback)

As the Internet continues to connect the globe, the world's knowledge becomes accessible through the desktop PC. At the same time that these global resources are being connected, microprocessors are processing information at the speed of light, bridging concepts established in the New Physics of the 20th Century and learner-centered educational theory. Introduction to Distance Learning explains how this online plethora of data brings students the opportunity to learn more, faster by removing the time and space restrictions that encumber the traditional academic setting established in the last century. This text comes to readers at a time when the stage for electronic distance education has been set, and taking advantage of this could bring a wide range of new opportunities to their futures. Robin Throne's book is the perfect asset to any student considering taking higher education courses online.