The Price a Distance Education Student Pays When Using Electronic Learning Resources

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Messing, J. (2000). The Price a Distance Education Student Pays When Using Electronic Learning Resources. In J. Bourdeau & R. Heller (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2000 (pp. 728-734). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

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World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (EDMEDIA) 2000
  2000
  Jacqueline Bourdeau & Rachelle Heller
AACE
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John Messing, Charles Sturt University, Australia

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While it may be quite usual for proponents of some cause to enthusiastically portray their case in the best possible light, when it comes to changes in education, there is no excuse for not considering the true impact on the final target of those changes, the students. In the push for electronic delivery, distance education students have been found to carry a significant number of costs which rarely find their way into cost-benefit analyses carried out by the institution or its staff. Wasted time and effort, decreased learning access and a variety of social costs are all part of the real price that a distance student often pays.

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• Change
• Students
• Distance Education