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Sunday, October 19, 2008
Get an Online Learning Degree Via Cyberspace - Caitlin Davies, the Independent (London)
Classroom-based learning could become a thing of the past - if a range of entirely online courses takes off. What does the "e" stand for in e-learning? For many students it stands for "easy" - not in the academic sense but because you can work from home, or anywhere else with internet access. Actually the "e" stands for electronic - students use digital study materials, usually on the internet, and communicate with one another and tutors online, through discussion groups and email. E-learning is the latest form of distance learning, a type of education normally associated with the Open University. The OU is the UK's biggest provider of distance learning, which it calls "supported open learning". That means you study in your own time, with support from a tutor.
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