Evolution of Computer-Based Distance Learning

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Author(s): Sorel Reisman (MERLOT.ORG, USA & California State University, Fullteron, USA)
Copyright: 2006
Pages: 8
Source title: Encyclopedia of E-Commerce, E-Government, and Mobile Commerce
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. (Information Resources Management Association, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-799-7.ch077

Keywords: Business & Management / Business Science Reference / E-Commerce

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Distance learning (DL), distance education, remote education, online learning, e-learning, learning at a distance, and distributed learning are all synonyms for electronic learning, a phenomenon that over 80 years has evolved into the delivery of instruction via the Internet. The legacy of those years has provided a theoretical foundation and a history of best practices that can offer today’s distance learning practitioners a sound basis for exploring new instructional models utilizing technologies of the 21st century. This article describes some of the major milestones and accomplishments upon which today’s computer-based distance learning tools and practices are based.

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