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Distance Education and Online Instruction: Profession or Field?
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Simonson, Michael – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2001
Finn (1953) implied research and practice could not be conducted effectively without clear terminology. Keegan's (1986) work became the foundation for more modern definitions, including one espoused by this journal, "institutionally-based, formal education, where the learning group is separated and where interactive technologies are used to…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Cooperative Learning, Definitions