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From correspondence to cyberspace: Changes and challenges in distance education
Author(s) -
Bower Beverly L.,
Hardy Kimberly P.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
new directions for community colleges
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0733
pISSN - 0194-3081
DOI - 10.1002/cc.169
Subject(s) - cyberspace , distance education , mathematics education , higher education , online learning , pedagogy , sociology , psychology , computer science , political science , the internet , multimedia , world wide web , law
Higher education has provided students with distance learning opportunities for over 150 years. This chapter traces the evolution of distance learning and provides an overview of some of the challenges inherent in learning in an online environment.