"Editor Wang (career and technical education, California State U., Long Beach) provides an introduction to this three-volume set citing the phenomenal growth of online adult education as evidence for the need for a reference compiling current theory and practice. Sixty-eight contributed chapters tackle the various issues connected with making good use of available technology to enhance the learning experiences of adults. ... sampling of coverage: distance learning design for adult education, towards a theory of learned technological helplessness, transformation through teaching and learning, personal learning networks and their implications for self-directed learning, applying Web 2.0 technologies to traditional teaching, using qualitative methods to evaluate distance education, gender issues, cross-cultural issues, helping faculty design online courses in higher education, legal and ethical issues, among other topics."
– Sci Tech Book News, BookNews.com