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Direct linkHalfond, Jay A. – New England Journal of Higher Education, 2010
G. K. Chesterton famously once said: "Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and not tried." This, the author believes, applies to distance learning as well. There is far too much self-congratulatory hyperbole about the growth and pervasiveness of online learning--which exaggerates reality and overlooks the…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Online Courses, Prior Learning
