Our book "Introduction to Distance Education:  Understanding Teaching and Learning in a New Era"  is about to go to the publisher!  It will be available for purchase January 2010 (see http://www.routledge.com/books/An-Introduction-to-Distance-Education-isbn9780415995993).  It tells the tale of the transformation of distance higher education from industrial to postindustrial education models.  The book reviews the history and rise of distance education, the response to emerging technologies and glimpses into the future of distance education. 

 Stayed tuned for this and other "tales from virtual classrooms!"

M. Cleveland-Innes