Distance learning Distance learning has been around for a long time in the form of correspondence‚ in which assignments were completed without supervision and submitted to an instructor via mail. Most courses were quite basic and did not allow for much‚ if any‚ teacher-student or student-teacher interaction. The introduction of the Internet‚ however‚ changed this model for delivering and submitting educational content. Computers allow more complicated information‚ more engaging instructional materials
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Distance Education is defined as an educational process in which for the majority of the time‚ the learning occurs when the teacher and learners are receiving and giving instructions at the same remote side from each other. Open University refer to ‘an organizational activity based on the use of teaching materials‚ in which the constraints on study are minimized either in terms of access‚ or of time and place‚ pace‚ methods of study or any combination of these’ (Periaton 2000 :13) One
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Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education-TOJDE January 2006 ISSN 1302-6488 Volume: 7 Number: 1 Article: 2 Problems and Prospects of Open and Distance Education in Nigeria Mudasiru Olalere YUSUF (Ph.D) Senior lecturer (Educational Technology) Department of Curriculum Studies and Educational Technology‚ Faculty of Education University of Ilorin‚ Ilorin NIGERIA ABSTRACT Distance education as a mean of providing access to education‚ particularly tertiary level education‚ has gained great prominence
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styles of social life that co-education is not only accepted but the feeling of its badness has also removing totally. The researchers under these conditions will also be important for the curriculum designing authorities. They can also know the problems‚ needs and the interests of the male and the female students who studying in the co-education institutions. By keeping in view all these matters the curriculum makers may set the syllabus according to the needs of the students. It is so important
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THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A HIGHER EDUCATION OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING KNOWLEDGE BASE FOR DECISION MAKERS IN KENYA By Magdallen N. J (PhD) African Virtual University (HQ) P. O. Box xxxxxxxxx Nairobi - Kenya Tel: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fax: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Presented to United Nations Educational Scientific & Cultural Organization (UNESCO) TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Introduction…………………………………………………………..………………3 Study
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receive an education. The way that each child receives an education is up to the school. There are over 37‚000 public and private high schools across the United States. Some high schools offer the opportunity to take online classes‚ but the majority of distance learning occurs in the college/university setting. As many people are aware of‚ college students come from a very wide background; old‚ young‚ mothers‚ fathers‚ young adults‚ etc. Some people who go to college come straight out of high school‚ while
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The Difference Ideas of Social Distance Between American Culture And Chinese Culture How far the range of social distance should be? The correct range of social distance depends on different groups of society and is opposed to locational distance. According to Ashley Crossman a sociology expert‚ social distance is the degree to which people are willing to accept and associate with those having different social characteristics. For example‚ an unwillingness to live next door to a family of a different
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1) Downsizing is when companies try to reduce costs by getting rid of a significant number of unnecessary workers. It can be spurred by new technologies or new business methods which render some of the workers redundant. It can also be spurred by simple desperation (budget crunches)‚ or by a desire to leave low-profit markets. If your company isn’t going to be selling widgets any longer‚ then all the workers involved in making and selling widgets become dead-weight in the organization. 2) People
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Stopping Distance and Reaction Time 20 m s -1 A B O positive direction 40 m The driver in the car B sees the man A 40 m away at time t = 0. The velocity of the car changes according to the graph below. V / m s-1 40 30 20 10 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 t/s V / m s-1 40 30 20 10 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 Will the car B collide with the man A ? 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 t/s
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IGNOU has reached the ladder of success being the world’s largest mega university‚ most diverse and inclusive institution offering over 3500 courses and catering to over 2.5 million students. IGNOU is committed to be accessible to all by ensuring learner convenience through its unique ‘age no bar‚ place no bar and pace no bar’ approach. This approach of IGNOU falls in line with the objectives of democratizing higher education as the current initiatives of IGNOU indicate. During last few years IGNOU
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