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ERIC Number: EJ406433
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Implications for Conventional Institutions of Open University Experience in Use of Computer Conferences.
Thomas, Ray
International Journal of Computers in Adult Education and Training, v1 n3 p5-17 Fall 1989
The Open University experience demonstrates how the use of computer conferencing can facilitate mutual help among students and enhance the teacher's role. Other functions include support for discussion that can replace teaching materials, assessment of students on the basis of contributions to conferences, teaching essay writing skills, and use of cooperative group assignments. (SK)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Cooperative Learning, Cost Effectiveness, Distance Education, Essays, Expenditure per Student, Foreign Countries, Outcomes of Education, Teleconferencing
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Open University (Great Britain)
Note: Available from Department of Adult Education, University of Keele, Keele, Staffordshire, ST5 5BG, England.