Open AccessDistance Education, Multimedia and the Internet
Author(s) -
Graham Wagner,
Errol Jaquiery
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
new zealand annual review of education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1178-3311
pISSN - 1171-3283
DOI - 10.26686/nzaroe.v0i5.1115
Subject(s) - the internet , distance education , government (linguistics) , multimedia , resource (disambiguation) , computer science , public relations , political science , mathematics education , psychology , world wide web , computer network , linguistics , philosophy
Multimedia approaches to distance education have been mooted for further development at a time when there is less government involvement in New Zealand education. The Internet is a likely resource for exploitation by distance education institutions. Not only does the Net appear to be a huge source of information for teachers and students, but it could also serve as a testing bed for multimedia teaching/learning applications. However, the use of the Internet involves connectivity, system familiarity, and social and cultural issues. Because of the need to resolve these issues, this paper reiterates the necessity for a comprehensive national distance education policy.