Introducing Computer-Mediated Communication into a Distance Education System.

Kaye, Tony

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Publication Date: 1987

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Introducing Computer-Mediated Communication into a Distance Education System.

Kaye, Tony

Canadian Journal of Educational Communication, v16 n2 p153-66 Spr 1987

Examines potential of computer communications in distance education based on trials of electronic mail and computer conferencing at British Open University. Highlights include descriptions of two courses that experimented with MAIL MANAGER electronic mail software, and a discussion of the role of tutors as potential moderators of conferences. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: College Faculty, Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Developed Nations, Distance Education, Educational Innovation, Electronic Mail, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Microcomputers, Teacher Role, Teleconferencing

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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