Encyclopaedia of Distance And Continuing Education

Overview

The encyclopaedia deals briefly with the origin, evolution and development of distance and continuing education in India and abroad. The case study of school education through distance education and networking is dealt in detail. Online education system is discussed in detail with focus on all concerned elements and factors responsible.

Operating Open Universities

The operating open universities, globally and nationally, and their distance-education programmes are presented. The advantages of e-learning are enumerated briefly. So are the details about various learning technologies including online learning.

Features and Utility

This encyclopaedia will prove itself as a complete reference book on distance and continuing education. Besides, it is user-friendly and supported with a considerable list of glossary of important terms, acronyms/abbreviations, exhaustive bibliography, and useful index. It will also be of considerable use for further research in the area.

Summary

In sum, this encyclopaedia touches briefly on all important aspects of distance, continuing, and open education systems and sub-systems. It gives readers an all-round perspective on the said subject.