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E- Learning: Practices in Distance Education

E- Learning: Practices in Distance Education

R. Natarajan
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 16
ISBN13: 9781466681781|ISBN10: 1466681780|EISBN13: 9781466681798
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8178-1.ch018
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Natarajan, R. "E- Learning: Practices in Distance Education." Handbook of Research on Inventive Digital Tools for Collection Management and Development in Modern Libraries, edited by S. Thanuskodi, IGI Global, 2015, pp. 311-326. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8178-1.ch018

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Natarajan, R. (2015). E- Learning: Practices in Distance Education. In S. Thanuskodi (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Inventive Digital Tools for Collection Management and Development in Modern Libraries (pp. 311-326). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8178-1.ch018

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Natarajan, R. "E- Learning: Practices in Distance Education." In Handbook of Research on Inventive Digital Tools for Collection Management and Development in Modern Libraries, edited by S. Thanuskodi, 311-326. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8178-1.ch018

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Abstract

This paper aims to provide the circumstance by outlining a short history of distance education, describing the media used in providing far-flung education, and to review explore literature on achievement, attitude, barricade to gain knowledge of education and learner characteristics. This paper explains little disparity in achievement between distance and traditional learners, although using a multiplicity of media, both to deliver pedagogic material and to make smooth the progress of communication, does give the impression to boost up the learning. Similarly, outlook the studies appear to show that the greater number of channels offered, the more positive students are about their experiences. With regard to barriers to completing courses, the main problems appear to be family or work obligations. Current research being carried out by the authors should enhance the findings accrued by the literature, by exploring the impact of “on-demand” video material, delivered by something no previous research appears to have examined. Discusses different electronic systems and their exploitation for distance education, and cross-references these with several aspects evaluated in the literature: achievement, attitude, and barriers to take-up or success, to provide a holistic picture hitherto missing from the literature.

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