The concept, basic character and development potentials of distance education

Holmberg, Börje

doi:10.1080/0158791890100110

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“…Holmberg (1986 and1989) called this "non-contiguous communication between students and tutors". The face-to-face relationship is replaced with some form of mechanical or electronic communication: print, tutorial, telephone, teleconference, audio, video, broadcasting, computer (Holmberg, 1990;Keegan, 1990;Shale, 1988). These combined written communication and/or technological media, are called instructional packages and depend mainly on passing knowledge to students at a distance (Holmberg, 1989;Keegan, 1990).…”

Section: Field-dependent Students Have Greater Learning Problems Withmentioning

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The relationship between cognitive style and academic achievement

Luk

1998

Brit J Educational Tech

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Field independent students are generally expected to perform better academically than those who are field dependent, and this is particularly marked in distance learning where students learn without the traditional support offered in conventional instruction. In this paper two studies of the relationship between field dependence and academic learning in the context of distance learning are reported with Bachelor of Health nursing students in Hong Kong. In both studies field independent nurses performed significantly better than field dependent ones. Some implications of these findings for distance learning are discussed.

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Section: Field-dependent Students Have Greater Learning Problems Withmentioning

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The relationship between cognitive style and academic achievement

Luk

1998

Brit J Educational Tech

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“…The perceptions of the stakeholders are influenced by their beliefs about the benefits arising out of their association with ODL system/institutions as learners, teachers, employers, educational planners etc., who, benefiting from a program in satisfying their needs, will not have a positive perception only but will tend to display an enhanced performance in future also (Cavanaugh, 2005;Gagne & Shepherd, 2001). Noncontagious communication and availability at anytime and anywhere are characteristics that make ODL attractive to adult individuals with their varied social and professional commitments (Holmberg, 1989). ODL provides to the government a means of enhancing access to learning, skilling, and cost-effectiveness of learning resources with high quality and wide variety for enhancement and consolidation of capacity; to the learners enhanced freedom of access and opportunities and a less costly alternative to conventional educational system; and to employers enhanced possibility of learning and professional development activities at the workplace in a more flexible and cost effective way.…”

Section: Competitiveness In Odl: Stakeholders' Perspectivementioning

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Competitiveness in ODL from Stakeholders’ Perspective: A Review and Research Agenda

Kant¹

2019

Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education

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Open and Distance Learning (ODL) in higher education has gained momentum in previous decades. ODL institutions too require competitiveness in the market place of educational products/ services through their capabilities and core competencies by adopting cost and/or differentiation strategy, especially due to the increasing competition arising from the existence of large number of institutions with similar objectives. The competition has further increased due to Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization, virtually collapsing the boundaries to access education being offered from any other country; technological developments; changes in demographics, societal & economic structures; and most importantly emergence of online institutions with different nomenclatures. ODL institutions in India are in dire need of making strategic efforts to create and maintain sustainability in competitiveness by reaching out to larger sections of different stakeholders to satisfy their needs/ expectations in view of the huge untapped potential in India and abroad. All stakeholders are not equally important and influential and their identification is a critical step in selecting appropriate strategy for achieving competitiveness. This study sets the research agenda on the topic of competitiveness in ODL in higher education from the perspective of the relevant stakeholders and not learners only, with the help of Systematic Literature Review (SLR), showcasing the findings to provide the future research framework with a deeper understanding of ODL, Competitiveness, stakeholders and their interrelations in the Indian context.

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“…He suggests that instead of using technology to replicate traditional methods, it should be used to improve instruction and learning. Holmberg (1989) also discusses these two schools of thought and concludes that various type of education offerings (i.e. online education, distance education, hybrid education, etc.)…”

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Action Research on Blended Learning Transformative Potential in Higher Education- Learners’ Perspectives

Dzakiria¹,

A.Wahab²,

Rahman³

2013

BMR

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This article reports on action research on Blended learning approach conducted in 2011. The goal of the research was to investigate students' perspectives towards blended approach (hybrid) in teaching Business Communication as the learner progresses through their Executive program at Executive Development Centre, Universiti Utara Malaysia. Results indicated that students were in favor of BL. Students felt they learned as much or more than they did in traditional method of teaching and learning, were more motivated, and preferred hybrid courses over traditional ones. Specifically, the research finding suggests that BL has the potential of enhancing learning interactivity and minimizes the sense of isolation amongst the learners. The authors found that students felt a greater sense of belonging in those courses that used synchronous communication, although they enjoyed the flexibility of asynchronous communication.

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The concept, basic character and development potentials of distance education

Cited by 15 publications

References 5 publications

The relationship between cognitive style and academic achievement

The relationship between cognitive style and academic achievement

Competitiveness in ODL from Stakeholders’ Perspective: A Review and Research Agenda

Action Research on Blended Learning Transformative Potential in Higher Education- Learners’ Perspectives

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