Faculty Articles
Distance education research: A review of the literature
Document Type
Article Review
Publication Date
12-2011
Keywords
Distance education, Literature review, Equivalency theory, Definition
Publication Title
Journal of Computing in Higher Education
ISSN
1867-1233
Volume
23
Issue/No.
2
Abstract
Distance education is defined, the various approaches for effective research are summarized, and the results of major research reviews of the field are explained in this article. Additionally, two major areas of research are included--research on barriers to the adoption of distance education and research summaries that explain and support best practices in the field. This paper concludes with the summary statement that "it is not different education, it is distance education"; what is known about effectiveness in education is most often also applicable to distance education.
DOI
10.1007/s12528-011-9045-8
NSUWorks Citation
Simonson, Michael; Schlosser, Charles; and Orellana, A., "Distance education research: A review of the literature" (2011). Faculty Articles. 149.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/fse_facarticles/149