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The Next Generation of Distance Education

After reading a Huett, Moller, Foshay & Coleman and listen the vodcast of Simmonson I think the authors suggest that for distance education development is necessary to improve quality  e-learning in higher education, training sector and K-12 schools. To achieve this, it is important that professional designers, developments in the field and that e-learning are developed by these professionals. This would ensure improved quality distance products, design better instructional systems, new methodologies guided by the needs and define objectives and evaluation processes that allow the continuity of Distance Education. Furthermore, it is necessary to conduct research on factors that may affect the practical use of new educational models in an environment recreated from a distance platform.
As the authors, I agree that the ID is required for the development of distance education. The ever-increasing growth of programs using this form of learning requires bring knowledge and expertise of a specialist who focuses on the development of a product that offers the expected benefits of distance education and overcome the issues and trends in this field.

References:

Simonson, M. (2000). Making decisions: The use of electronic technology in online classes. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 84, 29–34. 


Moller, L., Foshay, W., & Huett, J. (2008, May/June). The evolution of distance education: Implications for instructional design on the potential of the Web (Part 1: Training and Development). TechTrends, 52(3), 70–75. 
 

Moller, L., Foshay, W., & Huett, J. (2008, July/August). The evolution of distance education: Implications for instructional design on the potential of the Web (Part 2: Higher Education). TechTrends, 52(4),66–70. 

Huett, J., Moller, L., Foshay, W. & Coleman, C. (2008, September/October). The evolution of distance education: Implications for instructional design on the potential of the Web (Part 3: K12). TechTrends, 52(5), 63–67.