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Design issues of a distance learning course on Business on the Internet
Author(s) -
Stefanov K.,
Stoyanov S.,
Nikolov R.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of computer assisted learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.583
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-2729
pISSN - 0266-4909
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2729.1998.1420083.x
Subject(s) - the internet , instructional simulation , distance education , computer science , virtual learning environment , construct (python library) , synchronous learning , instructional design , learning community , virtual community , knowledge management , learning styles , educational technology , multimedia , mathematics education , teaching method , cooperative learning , psychology , world wide web , programming language
Abstract The paper presents the main design issues of a distance learning course on Business on the Internet. The instructional design is based on a learner‐centred instructional strategy which allows learners to construct their own knowledge while solving real business problems and transferring their knowledge to other learners. They learn autonomously taking the responsibility for their learning and following their individual cognitive styles, interests, preferences. The learners have access to the Internet being members of a global, cooperative learning community. The learning community involves students and tutors who collectively take responsibility for the design and evaluation of the course content and the teaching methods to be applied. Both students and tutors inhabit a virtual learning environment that offers different virtual places and services: virtual university, virtual enterprise, auditoriums, workshop rooms, cafes, libraries, etc. where students from different locations can meet, interact, learn and work together, as if they were face‐to‐face.