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Technology, open learning, and distance education

Routledge eBooksPublished 1 January 1995
Tony Bates
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TL;DR

This work provides a practical decision-making framework, analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of each technology, and offering a comprehensive comparative cost analysis for each.

Abstract

This work provides a guide for policy-makers, education and training planners, senior education administrators, and teachers and trainers regarding the selection and use of modern technologies for open and flexible learning. It provides a practical decision-making framework, analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of each technology, and offering a comprehensive comparative cost analysis for each. The book ends with a vision of technology-based open learning for the 21st century.

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Social Sciences