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Distance education
About: Distance education is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 37707 publications have been published within this topic receiving 522869 citations. The topic is also known as: distance learning.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an approach for teaching distance learning in Instructional Technology and Distance Learning (ITDL) courses, based on the International Journal of Instructional technology and distance learning (IITDL).
Abstract: International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning (ITDL), January 2005
4,035 citations
01 Jan 2001
TL;DR: A wide variety of media can be used in learning, including distance learning, such as print, lectures, conference sections, tutors, pictures, video, sound, and computers.
Abstract: A wide variety of media can be used in learning, including distance learning, such as print, lectures, conference sections, tutors, pictures, video, sound, and computers. Any one instance of distance learning will make choices among these media, perhaps using several.
2,940 citations
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01 Jan 1996
TL;DR: This chapter discusses the history and present situation of distance education in the United States, as well as some of the issues raised in the recent presidential election.
Abstract: 1. Basic Concepts. 2. The Historical Context. 3. The Scope of Distance Education. 4. Technologies and Media. 5. Course Design and Development. 6. Teaching and the Roles of the Instructor. 7. The Distance Education Student. 8. Management, Administration, and Policy. 9. The Theory and Scholarship of Distance Education. 10. Research and Studies of Effectiveness. 11. The Global Span of Distance Education. 12. Distance Education Is about Change. Appendix: Sources of Further Information / Glossary / References / Index.
2,378 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors pointed out that educational institutions (schools, colleges, and universities) in India are currently based only on traditional methods of learning, that is, they follow the traditional set up of face-to-face lect...
Abstract: Educational institutions (schools, colleges, and universities) in India are currently based only on traditional methods of learning, that is, they follow the traditional set up of face-to-face lect...
2,312 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, three types of interaction are discussed: social, verbal, and nonverbal interaction, with respect to distance education, and the authors discuss the three types in detail.
Abstract: (1989). Editorial: Three types of interaction. American Journal of Distance Education: Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 1-7.
1,743 citations