March 1, 2006

Barry Willis has served as the University of Alaska’s statewide director of distance education and its associate vice chancellor for distance education. He has authored two textbooks, Distance Education: Strategies and Tools and Distance Education: A Practical Guide. In addition, he serves as contributing editor of the Journal of Educational Technology and is on the editorial board of the American Journal of Distance Education. Currently Willis is the University of Idaho’s associate vice president for educational outreach. What’s his take on distance education? “My premise is I’m not sure it’s worth the cost,” he says.

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