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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
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Synchronous Distance Education: Using Web-Conferencing in an MBA Accounting Course
Ellingson, Dee Ann; Notbohm, Matthew
American Journal of Business Education, v5 n5 p555-562 2012
Online distance education can take many forms, from a correspondence course with materials online to fully synchronous, live instruction. This paper describes a fully synchronous, live format using web-conferencing. Some useful features of web-conferencing and the way they are employed in this course are described. Instructor observations and perceived benefits are presented, along with some challenges.
Descriptors: Online Courses, Distance Education, Videoconferencing, Course Descriptions, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Accounting, Masters Programs, Business Administration Education, College Faculty, Graduate Students, Student Attitudes, Feedback (Response), Communities of Practice, Cooperative Learning
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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