Table of Contents: Preface;
About the Authors
Chapter 1 - The Impact of Distance Education on the Academy in the Digital Age; pp. 1-20
(Michael F. Beaudoin)
Chapter 2 - E-learning and Social Change: An Apparent Contradiction; pp. 21-33
(Dianne Conrad)
Chapter 3 - Pervasive Computing: The Future of Computers in Higher Education; pp. 35-47
(Pamela A. Dupin-Bryant),
Chapter 4 - Educational Access and the Role of Distance Education in the Future; pp. 49-61
(Rick L.Shearer, Heather L. Chakiris)
Chapter 5 - The Changing Nature of Academic Libraries in the Digital Age; pp. 63-76
9Susan McKnight)
Chapter 6 - Higher Education Evolution: Individual Freedom Afforded by Educational Social Software; pp. 77-90
(Terry Anderson)
Chapter 7 - The role of transformational learning in distance education: Becoming aware; pp. 91-109
(Deborah LaPointe)
Chapter 8 - Modelling alternatives for tomorrow’s university: Has the future already happened?; pp. 111-136
(Wayne Mackintosh)
Chapter 9 - Faculty Mentoring at a Distance: Coming Together in the Virtual Community; pp. 137-151
(David S. Stein, Hilda R. Glazer)
Chapter 10 - Implementing E-learning in Israel Higher Education: Current and Future Trends; pp. 153-164
(Gila Kurtz, Tami Neuthal, Zemira R. Mevarech, Dov Teeni, Sigal Scher-Lahav)
Chapter 11 - Distance Learning in Africa: From Brain Drain to Brain Gain; pp. 165-186
(Linda Schachter, Alan Pence, Arlene Zuckernick, Judy Roberts)
Chapter 12 - Universities, Wisdom, Transdisciplinarity, and the Challenges and Opportunities of Technology; pp. 187-205
(Jan Visser)
Chapter 13 - Building Walls or Building Bridges: Accessibility of Online Education; pp. 207-225
(Robert L. Todd, Curtis D. Edmonds)
Chapter 14 - Trends Affecting Higher Education and Distance Learning; pp. 227-246
(Scott L. Howell, R. Dwight Laws, Peter B. Williams, Nathan K.) Lindsay
Chapter 15 - Balancing Theory and Practice in Higher Education;
pp. 247-258
(Ray A. Luechtefeld, Steve E. Watkins)
Chapter 16 - The New Academy: A Dynamic Vision for a Postmodern Era of Distance Education; pp. 259-276
(Farhad Saba)
Chapter 17 - A Future Scenario of Education as a Result of the Digital Age; pp. 277-292
(Bruce Winston)
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