My Husband is in Prison- How to deal with the Distance Education

In the second half of his edition you will find practical advice on how  to set up distance education so that you can take advantage of what works well. Marina Stock McLuhan and Elizabeth Harris Craft discuss how to train faculty to effectively use distance education. Chi-Kaohsiung Tu and Michal Corry build a case for the importance of  interaction in a distance education classroom. They guide you through the steps of building active online communities. David Wino grad provides practical advice on the roles, functions, and skills for moderators in online distance education. Catsuit Hirobumi discusses the importance of teachers not getting overwhelmed with the time requirements associated with online distance education. He offers six tactics for optimizing time online. Finally, Ryan Watkins discusses decision-making issues regarding whether online mba in India is the right choice for you. He discusses the pros, cons, and requirements for successful distance education. The final article in this edition differ somewhat from the other articles and is a thought provoking contribution by Clayborne in his article to some of the concerns and cautions that those involved in distance education need to be a aware of. Overall, we hope you find distance learning mba: What works well to be filled with real-life experiences and practical advice involving what works well, what doesn't work well, and how to get to the point where most things work well. We look forward to future research and articles involving these important topics.In this publication you will find two types of articles. In the first half, articles describe real-life experiences in distance education. It begins with Wilhelmina and others describing the development of a digital high school from the early stages through rookie camp experiences. In a closely related articles, Charabancs Varanasi presents lessons learned in a virtual high school as well as practical recommendations on how to design successful on line programs. In his article Wan-less discusses what has worked well and what hasn't worked well with distance education in the rural K-12 environment. Since world war II, public makers and higher education leaders have been focused on three major educational issues access, it often was criticized for lowering quality. As enrollment increased, so did costs and, it was often argued, quality declined. It has been educational technology, and specifically distance learning, which has fundamentally changed the way in which learning makes it possible to offer universal access with high quality and marginal increases in cost. Is it hard to do? Yes! Does it require major restructuring of institutions and revision of policies and procedures? Yes! But, it is all doable. And, some would say, at this juncture in our country's history, it is probably mandatory. We are now facing the most serious challenges to higher education in the past 40 years. The budgets of almost every state are in serious deficit. Campus building are in disrepair, infrastructure needs to be improved, large numbers of senior faculty are preparing to retire, and we are likely to face a significant increase in student enrollments resulting from the downturn in the economy. This is a time that calls for new thinking about the organization and operation of all of our higher education institutions. It is very likely that there won't be sufficient resources to continue to operate them in the way we have in the past. This new book on Distance Education, therefore, appears at an ideal time. It is certainly not coincidental that a book on distance learning was authored by an educator from Maine, whose credentials in this field are impeccable. Judith Johnson has had an intimate relationship with distance learning in Maine, as well as a wonderful opportunity to view its development across the nation and the world.