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Annand, David – Open Learning, 1999
Suggests that interactive group communication technologies, like computer conferencing, de-industrializes the distance education process and hence increases costs. Discusses constructivism, computer mediated communication, programs at Athabasca University (Canada), and implications for distance and campus-based universities. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Constructivism (Learning), Costs, Distance Education