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The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Learner: Social Networking and Student Support. A Case Study of the Distance-Learning MA in Translation at Bristol University
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Duranton, Helene; Mason, Adrienne – Open Learning, 2012
Using the translation programme at the University of Bristol as a case study, we shall argue in this paper that distance delivery can have a very positive impact on recruitment but that the quality of the students' experience depends upon the capacity of the organisation to support course development and delivery, both in terms of instructional…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Distance Education, Translation, Psychological Patterns