This book, a desktop resource, focuses specifically on distance education for researches and practitioners. It provides key information about all levels of education (that is, K-12, higher education, proprietary education, and corporate training), allowing for all-inclusive coverage of the discipline of distance education. The book offers a comprehensive index of distance learning terms, cross-reference to synonyms and, when appropriate, online web links to encourage further exploration. Each lexicon citation is categorized by it's root terminology -- general, education, technology, instructional technology, or distance education -- and provides the actual definition and complete exploration of the term along with specific references that includes related books, volumes, and available manuscripts.

The Lexicon -- Distinguished contributing authors -- Contributing authors -- Index.