1. Distance education / Diane Matthews -- 2. Distance education in the online world / Stewart Marshall, Shirley Gregor -- 3. The potential attraction of online distance education / Geoffrey Dick -- 4. The future of distance learning in the traditional university / Gary Saunders -- 5. Faculty perceptions and participation in distance education / Kim Dooley, Jane Magill -- 6. The challenge of teaching effectively from a distance / Valerie Polichar, Christine Bagwell -- 7. A preliminary exploration of social needs in distance education / William Martz Jr., Morgan Shepherd -- 8. Online courses / Linda Cooper -- 9. Institutional and library services for distance education courses and programs / Elizabeth Buchanan -- 10. Quality assurance of online courses / Richard Ryan -- 11. Distance education quality / Cathy Cavanaugh -- 12. Establishing successful online distance learning environments / Lynne Schrum, Angela Benson -- 13. Case study in managing a distance education consortium / Vicky Seehusen -- 14. Using tutored video instruction methodology to deliver management education at a distance in China / L. Murray, Alev Efendioglu -- 15. Leveraging distance education through the Internet / Zeynep Onay -- 16. Teaching enterprise systems in a distance education mode / Michael Rosemann.