摘要：The book is edited by George Veletsianos and published in 2010 by Athabasca University Press, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The book has both hardcopy (978-1-897425-76-3) and electronic (978-1-897425-77-0) versions. The total number of pages is 335+xiv. The editor George Veletsianos contemplates on a broad spectrum of issues about distance education. As he addresses, the main contribution of the book to the field is amalgamating views of authors from eight different countries, yet they represent the true nature of the field which is a colorful blend of researchers from various fields in academia. Naturally, when the subect comes down to the technology, the beauty of these differences flourish
