Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-149) and index.
Chapter 1 Global overview at a time of change -- chapter 2 From the Industrial Revolution to the Electronics Revolution -- chapter 3 Characteristics of distance training -- chapter 4 Virtual and distance training -- chapter 5 The distance training models and their future -- chapter 6 Case studies -- chapter 7 Can academic excellence be achieved at a distance? -- chapter 8 The distance training industry market -- chapter 9 The coming of the Internet -- chapter 10 10Distance training on the World Wide Web -- chapter 11 11Methodology -- chapter 12 12National profiles.
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"Despite the massive potential of distance learning on the World Wide Web, the field of distance training is little known or understood. Distance Training: Taking stock at a time of change provides a means to that understanding. It: presents research into four models of distance education, into which it claimed nearly all provision worldwide falls; provides a global overview of distance education and training; examines case studies of distance education establishments providing insight into their structure and advantages; challenges the premise that distance training lacks academic excellence and status; appraises the role of distance education as a tool for employers to provide more effective and efficient training for employees." "Born in the nineteenth century, distance training came of age in the twentieth century. Desmond Keegan presents an overview of distance training from inception and looks forward to the innovations of the future."--Jacket.