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ERIC Number: EJ635538
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0007-1013
Integrating Multimedia into a Distance Learning Environment: Is the Game Worth the Candle?
Ellis, Timothy; Cohen, Maxine
British Journal of Educational Technology, v32 n4 p495-97 Sep 2001
Discussion of the value of multimedia in online learning environments focuses on a cost-benefit study of a doctoral-level course that used a multimedia CD. Results suggest that the instructional effectiveness of multimedia is relative and actual costs versus anticipated benefits must be balanced. (LRW)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Distance Education, Doctoral Programs, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Multimedia Instruction, Online Courses, Optical Data Disks
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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