TY - BOOK AU - Kearsley, Greg TI - Training for tomorrow : distributed learning through computer and communications technology SN - 0201116529 PY - 1985/// CY - New Jersey PB - Addison-Wesley KW - Educational technology N1 - In the future, traininglessonswill be personalized to the individual learner, stored in computer memories, and transmitted over time and space exactly when and where they are needed. And the future is already here. Greg Kearsley is a leading international authority on new training technologies and their impact on organizational training needs. In TRAINING FOR TOMORROW, Kearsley explains how technology is making possible a new form of training that he calls distributed /earning. Today, large organizations incurenormous expenses in bringing employees to centralized training centers. With distributed learning, by contrast, training can be brought directly to employees in the form of computer- assisted instruction, interactive videodiscs, teleconferencing, and more. This important book provides an essential introduction to distributed learning its costs, benefits, and special requirement Not for the technician, but for the teacher, trainer, and manager of training systems, this book will give you the information you need to plan for your organization's future ER -