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ERIC Number: EJ565449
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0007-1013
A Holistic Approach To Supporting Distance Learning Using the Internet: Transformation, Not Translation.
Thomas, Pete; Carswell, Linda; Price, Blaine; Petre, Marian
British Journal of Educational Technology, v29 n2 p149-61 Apr 1998
Describes how the Open University (Great Britain) has embraced the Internet as a medium for supporting its students, tutors, academics, and administrators throughout the education process. Discusses the holistic approach to integrating technology into the teaching process, and details Internet-based systems for student registration, assignment handling, student-tutor interaction, and examinations. (JAK)
Descriptors: Assignments, Computer Uses in Education, Costs, Distance Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Holistic Approach, Internet, Nontraditional Education, Open Universities, School Registration, Teacher Student Relationship, Tests
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Open University (Great Britain)