"It will provide libraries with valuable resources and needed context to understand the constantly evolving world of distance learning."
– Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship, Vol. 11(4) 2006
Recommended for academic libraries and larger public libraries serving distance learning programs.
– Library Journal, March 15, 2006
The contributors to the work provide exceptionally inclusive research and reporting on the subject of distance learning, specifically as it applies to online learnng.
– Education Libraries Volume 28, No.2 Winter 2005
"This encyclopedia is an excellent reference tool for college, university, large public, or special libraries."
– CHOICE, October 2005, Vol. 43 No. 2
One of the main contributions of the Encyclopedia of Distance Learning is its extensive coverage of topics regarding distance learning.
– Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education (TOJDE), July 2005, Volume 6 (3)
...the Encyclopedia of Distance Learning may be valuable for academic collections serving students with high interest in distance education.
– Reference & User Services Quarterly 45(3)
These four volumes will, I predict, become a standard reference at a time of increased convergence of traditional and Internet-based teaching and learning. Collectively, they provide an extensive map of the field in 2005 and a snapshot of its increasingly complex parts.
– Journal of Distance Education
The material is all original and would be worth the price for an institution that deals with distance learning to any degree to have in their library.
– American Reference Books Annual (ARBA) online 2006
The four-volume set of the Encyclopedia of Distance Learning is full of quality work, knowledgeable contributions, and stimulation of ideas for research that is second to none.
– International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, Volume 3, Issue 4
"This is a truly global encyclopedia of computer-based distance learning, both in terms of the coverage of topics and in terms of contributors."
– Prof. Adams Bodomo, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
"This encyclopedia covers essentials of distance education, be its theory, pedagogy, management, technology, organization, finances, staff development or assessment. It shall serve the purpose of one stop reference source."
– Prof. Ramesh Sharma, Indira Gandhi National Open University, India
The Encyclopedia of Distance Learning is the most comprehensive source currently available on the topic.
– Prof. Ellen Cohn, University of Pittsburgh, USA
In these times of high connectivity, the knowledge sharing within this encyclopedia is its greatest strength. This collection of professional practice will serve as a useful tool for the distance education community and those wishing to join.
– Prof. Elspeth McKay, RMIT University, Australia
I have never seen such an elaborate presentation of all facets of distance learning applications and technologies in a single place.
– Veer Sain Batra, Canadian Pacific Ships, Canada
The Encyclopedia of Distance Learning gives a unique chance for educators worldwide to stay updated with recent developments in a wide range of issues related to distance learning, and serves as a great stimulus for new members to join the community of distance education.
– Prof. Victoria Tuzlukova, Rostov State Pedagogical University, Russia
"This is a commendable effort by the authors and the editors to have broken the ground in compiling this unique material at this time when Distance Education (DE) is becoming a global practice more especially in widening accessibility to education."
– Prof. Dele Braimoh, National University of Lesotho, Southern Africa
A comprehensive reference useable by academic researchers and practical managers alike.
– Prof. William Benjamin Martz, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, USA
The Encyclopedia of Distance Learning is a useful resource for distance educators, practitioners and learners, providing insights to all facets of distance learning applications and technologies.
– Dip. Inf. Arun Kumar Tripathi, Msc. Research Assistant, Department of Philosophy of Technology, Dresden University of Technology, Germany
The strengths of the Encyclopedia of Distance Learning are immediately obvious: 400 international contributors, 2,000 terms and definitions, 6,000 references. It is a major undertaking and praiseworthy accomplishment to assemble such a wide range of articles and authors on nearly every imaginable distance learning topic.
– John Taylor, University of Northern Colorado, USA