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ERIC Number: EJ650972
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-3667
General Education and Distance Education: Two Channels in the New Mainstream.
Miller, Gary E.
Journal of General Education, v50 n4 p314-322 2001
The author argues that access to education has been the central notion of distance education since its beginnings in 1892. He offers examples of current distance education programs, as well as advice for designing online general education learning communities. (NB)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Distance Education, Educational History, Educational Innovation, General Education, Internet, Liberal Arts, Nontraditional Education, Online Courses, Two Year Colleges, Virtual Classrooms, World Wide Web
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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