Distance Education: Effective Learning or Content-Free Credits?.

Bothun, Gregory D.

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ERIC Number: EJ572075

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Publication Date: 1998

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Distance Education: Effective Learning or Content-Free Credits?

Bothun, Gregory D.

CAUSE/EFFECT, v21 n2 p28-31,36-37 1998

A study at the University of Oregon examined distance education, looking at the demographics of the distance-education market, the types of courses best suited to it, and student performance as it related to demographic group. The study found that although certain students do well, it questioned whether there were sufficient numbers of students to sustain the market. (CH)

Descriptors: Access to Education, Course Selection (Students), Demography, Distance Education, Goal Orientation, Higher Education, Independent Study, Internet, Nontraditional Education, Student Characteristics, Student Educational Objectives, Student Motivation

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Language: English

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