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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Distance Education as a Catalyst for Change in Higher Education
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Christo-Baker, Elizabeth Anne – Association of Small Computer Users in Education (ASCUE), 2004
Whereas distance education was formerly on the periphery of education and in the realm of institutions with questionable academic credentials, it has been gradually gaining acceptance, is becoming mainstreamed, and is being embraced by traditional universities. The use of distance technologies is challenging the traditional structures of higher…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Distance Education, Educational Change, Web Based Instruction