Online and Distance Education Demands Researchers Pick a Topic and Get to Work: Book Review: 'Online Distance Education Towards a Research Agenda,' edited by Olaf Zawacki-Richter and Terry Anderson

Abstract

Online and distance educations continues to grow as a field, attracting students and educators from various disciplines and cultural backgrounds. Despite, a growing interest in online education, many argue there is a need for deliberate, well-informed research that helps in the continued development of the field. "Online Distance Education: Towards a Research Agenda," edited by Olaf Zawacki-Richter and Terry Anderson, attempts to bring a renewed energy to online and distance education (ODEL) research by inviting a number of experts to discuss issues impacting this sector of education today.