Distance learning: References & Edit History

Overviews of the history of educational technology and contemporary forms of distance learning are provided by Paul Saettler, The Evolution of American Educational Technology (1990); and John S. Daniel, Mega-universities and Knowledge Media (1998). Books describing the use of specific technologies and pedagogical approaches include B.F. Skinner, The Technology of Teaching (1968); Alan Tait and Roger Mills (eds.), The Convergence of Distance and Conventional Education: Patterns of Flexibility for the Individual Learner (1999); Marc Eisenstadt and Tom Vincent, The Knowledge Web: Learning and Collaborating on the Net (1998); and A.W. (Tony) Bates, Technology, E-Learning, and Distance Education, 2nd ed. (2005). A wide range of books take up the controversial aspects of distance learning, including Thomas L. Russell (compiler), The No Significant Difference Phenomenon (1999); Gary A. Berg, Why Distance Learning? Higher Education Administrative Practices (2002); and David F. Noble, Digital Diploma Mills: The Automation of Higher Education (2001).