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Roberts, Judith M. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1996
Provides an historical overview of the issues and opportunities presented by distance education throughout the world and discusses future possibilities such as digital and networked technologies, the increased use of homes as learning sites and of computers rather than printed materials, and the economic impact and costs of distance education.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Cost Effectiveness, Distance Education