Distance education provides an alternate form of learning for those that cannot dedicate themselves to full time study. While it can b e viable alternative to in residence programs, it's important to understand what it is and isn't, how the industry works, and how to distinguish between reputable vendors and fly by night operators.
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Dr. Lesta A. Burgess and Dr. Shawn D. Strong
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The World Wide Web (WWW) continues to be an exciting medium for the development of classroom activities. The Internet and associated WWW resources found their way into the realm of education due to unique features that create tremendous possibilities for delivery of instruction. The exact role the Web will have in tomorrow’s classrooms and virtual classrooms has yet to be clearly defined.
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Barry Willis
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Find out what's different about distant teaching and how to meet your students' needs. Learn how to be an effective distance teacher.
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Lenn Anneta, Ph.D.
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Is the money allocated to institutional distance education getting the results on the back end in terms of student achievement? A literature review of cost analysis studies on distance education is presented with three themes factored out from those studies: Costs (Institutional and student costs), Reach, and Richness (cost to the student).
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Barry Willis
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As distance education becomes more prominent on the university campus, more and more instructors and students are becoming involved in both the technical and educational aspects of distance education. It is important to understand distance education related terminology if the instruction and delivery is to be understood by all persons involved.
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Delivering courses via distance education requires different methods and abilities than in traditional classroom settings. But because course work can be made available to a wider audience, including students who have not before had access to the traditional classroom, instructors should make every effort to become familiar with advancing technology and use it in suitable courses.
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Randell S. Hansen, Ph.D.
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Before jumping into a distance education program, please review the author's do’s and don’ts (important rules) of distance learning.
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