Online Education and Distance Learning

Online Education and Distance Learning

Shelly Meyer
Adult Development and Life Assessment
OMGT-300-001
Online Education and Distance Learning
Theresa Moore
10.20.09












Online Education and Distance Learning

Many colleges and universities are experimenting the ways classes can be offered outside of the brick and mortar classroom.   Learning no longer requires a student to attend a structured class at a specific time.   Online and distance education are defined as instructional delivery that does not require the student to be physically present in the same location as the instructor. This is a newly emerging trend that many institutions, and students, are taking advantage of.   Online education and distance learning is are the beginning of a worldwide emergence of the electronic university as a valid form of education.   But However, with this access to an electronic university come different motivations and barriers to learning.   In this paper I will discuss what motivates students, what barriers they face and my personal experiences with online learning. Nice introduction
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Today’s society is more technologically advanced and the “classroom” has a new meaning. In distance learning, one’s classroom could consist of a television classroom, a “virtual classroom,” a teleconference, a “virtual reality” classroom, and others. The traditional classroom is being substituted for classrooms that accommodate each different distance-learning program. Virtual classrooms take place on the computer and can be accessed anywhere. Teleconferences take place on the telephone. On-line courses are held anytime on-line, which makes it easier for the student taking the course. Another form of distance education is visual learning, which includes using video systems and broadcast television. Television broadcasts are used for one-way video and audio presentations. Radios and tapes can also allow the student to listen to lectures one way and audio-conferences allow for...