Streszczenie
The research fields and methodology of distance education as academic
discipline include multidimensional object which consists of the educational
process, tools used, characteristics of participants (teacher and students),
organizational culture, cultural as well as economic aspects. Olaf Zawacki-Richter
and Terry Anderson (ed. 2014) divided them into three levels: macro (systems /
models and cultural aspects), meso (organization, management, technology, costs,
innovations, professional development, ways of learner’s support, quality
assurance), micro (design, interaction and communication patterns, characteristics
of teacher and learners, dropouts). Research field include humanities and social
sciences, computer sciences, educational technology.