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Garrison, D. R. – Distance Education, 1985
Argues that development in distance education can be structured into three generations of technological innovation: correspondence, telecommunications, and computers. The technological innovations and resulting paradigm shifts in the delivery of distance education are analyzed through the concepts of interaction and independence. (MBR)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Correspondence Study, Delivery Systems, Distance Education