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And Finally... Course Quality Or Instructional Quality, Michael Simonson
And Finally... Course Quality Or Instructional Quality, Michael Simonson
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Quality has become a popular word in distance education literature. Quality this, and quality that, all demanding that distance education, online learning, or virtual schooling must “have” something called quality— most often course quality.
And Finally … Open Access, Michael Simonson
And Finally … Open Access, Michael Simonson
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Open Access—the idea that scholarly literature should be free and easily available to read online to anyone with an interest. We distance educators naturally embrace the idea of having readily available content that can be used in courses in a format that is easy to use and access. According to the web location Opensource.com there are two different versions of open access—libre and gratis.
And Finally … Telepresence—New Or ?, Michael Simonson
And Finally … Telepresence—New Or ?, Michael Simonson
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Telepresence is most simply defined as the virtual presence of a speaker who is at a distance. More sophisticated definitions emphasize the use of technologies that allow a videoconference viewer to feel as if distant participants are present.