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Sunday, March 14, 2004
VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS: A STRATEGIC APPROACH TO ONLINE LEARNING, Fathi Elloumi, Theory and Practice of Online Learning
Introduction: Distance education uses mediated information and instruction,encompassing all available technologies and a variety of other forms of instruction at a distance, to deliver knowledge and skills to the learner. Online education is an extension of the traditional form of distance education. Typically it involves the use of the Internet to access learning materials; to interact with the content, instructor, and other learners; and to obtain support during the learning process, in order to acquire knowledge, to construct personal meaning, and to grow from the learning experience. (Ally, 2004, p. 5) Online education includes mechanisms to facilitate the development of and access to a variety of learning services; an underpinning technological platform; means to help potential learners select and enrol in learning experiences; and supporting administrative processes. Strategic planning questions about the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in education must work in a context of constant and accelerating change that demands flexibility in the design of the online learning institution’s structure and course and program offerings. The use of technology must be embedded within a wider strategy for teaching, learning, and service that is responsive to the challenges of technological change (Bates, 1999).
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