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ERIC Number: EJ357081
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Distance Education: Definition and Overview.
Faibisoff, Sylvia G.; Willis, Deborah J.
Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, v27 n4 p223-32 Spr 1987
This broad overview of distance education includes a review of definitions; a nonevaluative look at several distance education programs, both national and international; a discussion of the various modes used to deliver distance education; a description of distance education students; and comments and conclusions. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Definitions, Delivery Systems, Distance Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Information Technology, Information Transfer, Instructional Materials, Literature Reviews, Student Characteristics, Surveys
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reference Materials - General; Reports - Evaluative
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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