The use of technology in distance education

Distance education is the fastest-growing mode of both formal and informal teaching, training, and learning.It is multi-faceted in nature, encompassing e-learning and mobile learning, as well as immersive learning environments.Issues in Distance Education presents recent research results and offers informative and accessible overviews, analyses, and explorations of current topics and concerns and the technologies employed in distance education.Each volume focuses on critical questions and emerging trends, while also situating these developments within the historical evolution of distance education as a specialized mode of instruction.The series is aimed at a wide group of readers, including teachers, trainers, administrators, researchers, and students.