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Direct linkJohnston, Jason Paul – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2020
Distance education across all levels of education is growing at a rapid rate. As institutions and governments attempt to guide distance education, working definitions and their meanings conflict. Perhaps this is in part because administrators and practitioners are working from definitions that are decades-old. This paper suggests new definitions…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Definitions, Educational Change, Educational History
Vincenzes, Kristin; Drew, Meredith; Cummings, Breann; Tubo, Sandra – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2019
Over the last 30 years, there has been a giant leap in methods of educating beyond the traditional classroom extending from recorded lectures on VCR tapes to synchronous learning modalities. This article will review the history of distance education, the strengths and limitations of online learning, as well as discuss the integration of Blackboard…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Synchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Educational History
Download full textPregowska, Agnieszka; Masztalerz, Karol; Garlinska, Magdalena; Osial, Magdalena – Education Sciences, 2021
Surprisingly, distance education is quite an old concept. Its origins date back to the first correspondence-based course, which took place via the postal service in Boston, USA, in the 18th century. Rapid technological developments, especially in video and audio streaming, have increased the availability of such courses and moved learning into the…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Online Courses, COVID-19, Pandemics
Kentnor, Hope E. – Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue, 2015
Online education is no longer a trend. Rather, it is mainstream. In the fall of 2012, 69% of chief academic leaders indicated online learning was critical to their longterm strategy and of the 20.6 million students enrolled in higher education, 6.7 million were enrolled in an online course (Allen & Seaman, 2013; United States Department of…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Educational History
Casey, Denise M. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2008
This article demonstrates the parallels between development of technology and the increased acceptance of distance learning. First, definitions of distance learning are provided. Second, the history of distance learning and its use of technological innovations are presented. Third, an overview of the academic institutions that are offering…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Technology, Educational History, Technology Integration
Moore, Joi L., Ed.; Benson, Angela D., Ed. – InTech, 2012
This book, written by authors representing 12 countries and five continents, is a collection of international perspectives on distance learning and distance learning implementations in higher education. The perspectives are presented in the form of practical case studies of distance learning implementations, research studies on teaching and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Instructional Design, Educational Technology
