About the Journal

Aims
A. The overall objective of RED – Journal of Distance Education is to promote the exchange of information and ideas from empirical research and experiences in learning and teaching using
networks and distance education among teachers, administrators and professionals in education and training, with a special emphasis on work done in Spanish speaking areas and at the university level.
B. The journal serves to make public the results of research on teaching and learning in virtual environments, instructional design, quality in learning systems in networks, and the teaching
and training of university professors with new methodologies and teaching resources.
C. It aims to make known the production of materials created and used in training programs offered by the Institute of Teacher Training of the University of Murcia and in the Master's
Degree and Doctorate of Multidisciplinary Informatics of the University of Alcalá.
D. It provides a forum for encouraging reflection and the exchange of ideas and experiences in learning and university teaching using networks and the changes associated with them.
Scope

The audience of the Journal of Distance Education (RED) is international.
Potential topics for the submission of original manuscripts include the following:
• Use and evaluation of technology as a support in learning and teaching;
• Study and evaluation of instructional design in virtual environments;
• Study and evaluation of the quality and impact of technologies on the efficiency and effectiveness of educational intervention;
• Studies of innovations in learning (new ways of learning) and teaching supported by digital technology, their dissemination, penetration and reach;
• Analysis and study of the personal competences of students and teachers for effective teaching and learning in technological environments;
• Theoretical discussion and analysis of the relationships between learning, teaching and technology;
• Analysis of policies and strategies at the institutional, regional, sectoral, national or international level.