In this module you learned about researching at a distance.
Having completed this module, you should:
- have an understanding of the estimated growth of distance education
- have an understanding of the technologies of the future
- have an understanding of corporate universities
- have an understanding of online degree programs
The following terms were introduced in this module:
- bandwidth
- learning objects
- chunking
- digital object identifiers
- modularity
university, and work to look like 10 years down the road? Write a 1 page
synopsis and post in the team discussion under the thread "Future".
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Downes, Stephen. (1998). The Future of Online Learning. Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 1(3). Available online: http://www.westga.edu/~distance/downes13.html
Downes, Stephen (2001). Learning Objects: Resources For Distance Education
Worldwide. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning:
2, 1. Available online: http://www.icaap.org/iuicode?149.2.1.2
Heins,Tanya and Himes, Frances. (2002). Creating Learning Objects with Macromedia Flash MX. Available online: http://www.macromedia.com/resources/elearning/whitepapers.html
Microsoft IPv6 Technologies. (2002). Available online: http://www.microsoft.com/windows.netserver/technologies/ipv6/default.asp
New Brunswick TeleCampus Distance Education Statistics. (2002). Available online: http://telecampus.edu
Stacey, Paul. (2002). Canadian Companies Rock at Online Learning 2002. Available online: http://www.bctechnology.com/statics/pstacey-sept2702.html