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ERIC Number: EJ591573
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0007-1013
Cultural Issues Related to Transnational Open and Distance Learning in Universities: A European Problem?
Van den Branden, Jef; Lambert, Jose
British Journal of Educational Technology, v30 n3 p251-60 Jul 1999
Focuses on Open and Distance Learning (ODL) as an educational technology-based environment that creates new communities, or ODL cultures. Examines whether there is a problem with ODL in Europe, while analyzing the cultural and institutional conditions in structural terms. Considers the influence of culture on ODL and vice versa, using the experience of several projects. (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Culture, Distance Education, Educational Environment, Educational Technology, Foreign Countries, Nontraditional Education, Open Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Europe