Friday, April 2, 2010

Week Eleven (Chapter 9 & 10), Question 3

What is distance education? What types of support are critical to the success of distance education? Why?

Distance education is designed to deliver education to students who are not physically "on site" in a traditional classroom. The supports that are critical to the success of distance education are teachers that stay on top of the needs of the students in the class, a well-thought out and designed course of study, internet access, and a computer. These supports are critical because without these, it will be very difficult, if not impossible for the student to succeed.

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