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ERIC Number: EJ615102
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-5982
Virtual Reality on a Desktop Hailed as New Tool in Distance Education.
Young, Jeffrey R.
Chronicle of Higher Education, v47 n6 pA43-44 Oct 6, 2000
Describes college and university educational applications of desktop virtual reality to provide a more human touch to interactive distance education programs and impress the brain with more vivid images. Critics suggest the technology is too costly and time consuming and may even distract students from the content of an online course. (DB)
Descriptors: Distance Education, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Technological Advancement, Virtual Reality
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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