Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foundations -- Foundations of distance education -- Definitions, history, and theories of distance education -- Research and distance education -- Technologies for distance education -- Teaching and learning at a distance -- Instructional design for distance education -- The student and distance education -- Teaching and distance education -- Handouts, study guides, and visuals -- Internet-based distance education -- Assessment for distance education -- Managing and evaluating distance education -- Copyright and distance education -- Managing and leading a distance education organization -- Evaluating teaching and learning at a distance.