'This book has to be considered compulsory reading for anyone engaged or interested in distance education. - Borje Holmberg, International Journal of Lefelong Education

• Part I The concept of distance education 1. The study of distance education 2. Open, non-traditional and distance 3. Definition of distance education Part II Theories of distance education 4. Independence and autonomy 5. The industrialization of teaching 6. Interaction and communication Part III Synthesis 7. A theoretical framework 8. A typology of distance teaching systems 9. Planning distance systems Part IV Evaluation 10. Economics 11. Appraisal of selected systems 12. Conclusion

'This book has to be considered compulsory reading for anyone engaged or interested in distance education. - Borje Holmberg, International Journal of Lefelong Education

• Part I The concept of distance education 1. The study of distance education 2. Open, non-traditional and distance 3. Definition of distance education Part II Theories of distance education 4. Independence and autonomy 5. The industrialization of teaching 6. Interaction and communication Part III Synthesis 7. A theoretical framework 8. A typology of distance teaching systems 9. Planning distance systems Part IV Evaluation 10. Economics 11. Appraisal of selected systems 12. Conclusion

'This book has to be considered compulsory reading for anyone engaged or interested in distance education. - Borje Holmberg, International Journal of Lefelong Education

• Part I The concept of distance education 1. The study of distance education 2. Open, non-traditional and distance 3. Definition of distance education Part II Theories of distance education 4. Independence and autonomy 5. The industrialization of teaching 6. Interaction and communication Part III Synthesis 7. A theoretical framework 8. A typology of distance teaching systems 9. Planning distance systems Part IV Evaluation 10. Economics 11. Appraisal of selected systems 12. Conclusion