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Burleton, B. J. – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1984
Outlines a distance education course in telecommunications offered through Brunel Technical College, Bristol, England. Objectives of the college, the sponsor, college staff, and students enrolled in the course are investigated together with problems, cost implications, and student and staff perceptions. Distance and evening students' performance…
Descriptors: Costs, Course Descriptions, Distance Education, Educational Research
Neufeld, G. Ronald – 1985
This paper presents a definition of distance education and a rationale for it both in pragmatic, problem-solving terms and in relation to a larger view of society. The geographic, political, educational, and technological context of distance education in Canada is then discussed. Traditional correspondence courses, satellite-delivered credit and…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Costs, Distance Education, Educational Television
Montgomerie, T. Craig – 1982
A study examined the use of Telidon, the Canadian videotex system, as a delivery vehicle for computer-based distance education in an introductory high school mechanics course. Specifically analyzed were (1) the relative educational effectiveness of Telidon, traditional correspondence, and traditional, in-school modes of instruction; (2) the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Conventional Instruction, Correspondence Study
