Remote Learning and Distance Education: A Reference Handbook(Contemporary World Issues)

Remote learning and distance education burst into the national consciousness with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic - yet it remains poorly understood in many ways. Explore a range of debates around this timely topic, including: can remote learning models of educational instruction produce the same (or better?) academic results than in-school learning? What are the socialization impacts of remote learning? What do education experts think is the next frontier in remote learning? This book explores those questions and many more. Remote Learning and Distance Education provides the historical background and context for understanding the origins and evolution of distance education - an evolution which was accelerated dramatically, and in unpredictable ways, when the COVID-19 pandemic transformed millions of actual classrooms into virtual ones. Readers will better understand the problems, controversies and solutions surrounding distance education, from access and equity issues to maintaining academic integrity. Profiles of key figures and organizations, such as Khan Academy, give readers an introduction to important players in this potentially revolutionary approach to teaching and learning.

Table of Contents:
Preface 1. Background and History The First Distance Learning Trends and Landmarks in Correspondence Education Radio Days The Television Age: A Revolutionary Tool or Wires in a Box Concerns Raised About Television's Dark Side Computers Enter the Game The Internet Starts to Make Things Interesting The Pandemic Changes Everything Confronting the Pandemic Emerging From the Pandemic: Navigating a Changed Landscape Here We Go Again?! Beyond the Pandemic: Looking Ahead to the Future of Distance Education In the New Normal Bibliography 2. Problems, Controversies and Solutions Basic Elements of Distance Education Access and Equity Educational Quality Changing the Way We Teach and Learn? Protecting and Maintaining Academic Integrity Financial Costs Impact on Health – Physical, Mental, and Emotional Distance Education and the Corporatization of Higher Education The Conundrums of OPMs Remote Learning, Distance Education, and the Dangers of First Impressions Bibliography 3. Perspectives Lindsey Barrett Eleanor Campbell Aidan Carroll Laura Kovalaske Guy Lancaster Sarah Swain 4. Profiles People Sir Isaac Pitman Michael Grahame Moore Charles A. Wedemeyer Joan Ganz Cooney Muriel Oaks and Janet Ross Kendall Organizations/Institutions/Corporations ASU Online Coursera Khan Academy Online Learning Consortium Southern New Hampshire University Telelearning Systems and the Electronic University Network 2U, Inc. University of Phoenix Western Governors University 5. Documents and Data Data Table 5.1. Pre-pandemic Growth of Online Learning, 2013-2018 Table 5.2. Percentage of Students in Online Learning, 2019-2021 Table 5.3. Parent Opinions of the Impact of the First Year of Pandemic on Their K-12 Children's Education and Well-being Table 5.4. Differences by Race, Ethnicity, and Income in Percentage of Parents Who Said the Impact of the First Year of the Pandemic Was Negative Table 5.5. Parents Who Said the First Year of the Pandemic Had a Negative Emotional Impact, by Race, and Their Views on Whether It Improved Table 5.6. Teen Opinions on Post-Pandemic Schooling Table 5.7. Teen and Parent Satisfaction Level with How Their School Has Handled Virtual Learning Table 5.8. Worry Level of Teens and Parents That They May Have Fallen Behind in School Due to the Pandemic Table 5.9. Access Issues for Teens, Encountered Often or Sometimes Documents Press Release from Office of Senator Elizabeth Warren Concerning Letters Sent to CEOs of Online Project Management Companies (2020) Letter Sent by Senators Elizabeth Warren and Sherrod Brown to the CEOs of Five OPMs Concerning Business Practices (2020) National Council on Disability Statement to House Subcommittee Regarding Educational Equity Post-COVID-19 (2021) GAO Report, “Indian Education-Schools Need More Assistance to Provide Distance Learning” (2021) Press Release from the Office of Senator Edward J. Markey Announcing the Introduction of Legislation Addressing the Online Educational Needs Caused by the Covid Pandemic (2021) National Science Foundation, “Education Researchers Assess Impacts of Long-term Remote Learning on Students” (2021) Excerpt from “Distance Learning in the Pandemic Age: Lessons from a (No Longer) Emergency” (2022) 6. ResourcesBooks and Articles History, Overviews, and Compilations Theory, Philosophy, and Developing Practices Teaching Strategies and Tips Pedagogy, Curriculum, and Course Design The Business of Distance Education Administering and Developing Distance Education Programs Distance Education versus Remote Learning Pros, Cons, and Assessments Higher Education and Distance Education Hybrid and Blended Learning Issues and Impacts Opportunities for the Online Learner Websites 7. Chronology Glossary Index About the Author

About the Author :
William H. Pruden III, JD, is Director of Civic Engagement and Instructor of History and Social Studies at Ravenscroft School, NC, USA.