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Distance Education: A Brief Overview

Overview Technology has changed education. Most people think of online courses taken through Blackboard or WebCT when they hear the term distance education. However, distance education was a viable alternative to traditional education even before the Internet became popular. This paper gives a brief definition of distance education, outlines procedures for designing effective distance education, cites popular delivery methods used in distance education, and describes problems that often arise in distance education.

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Publisher	East Carolina University	File Format	PDF
Date Published	April 2008
Format	White Papers
Topics	Online - Distance Education

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