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- Subject: RE: online education
- Message-ID: <COMMED%92110919435230@VM.ECS.RPI.EDU>
- Date: 10 Nov 92 00:37:49 GMT
- Sender: "Communication education" <COMMED@RPIECS.BITNET>
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- Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU
- In-Reply-To: R_THOMAS@VAX.ACS.OPEN.AC.UK -- Sun, 8 Nov 1992 11:05:00 GMT
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- >I have been using computer conferencing and email for education
- >since 1988. About 1500 students and 80 tutors each year - all
- >working from home. The course is a full credit - one sixth of a
- >degree. the subject matter is information technology. Students
- >have to provide a computer. The Open University supplies the
- >modem.
- >
- >The advantages include that students and course team benefit from
- >the knowledge of IT which many students have through their
- >work experience. (Our students are all adults - typically
- >in their thirties). And it has been possible to keep the
- >course up to date.
- >
- >The major disadvantage is that a minority of students just
- >dont take to the medium.
- >
- >Hope this helps. I'll send some refs if you like.
- >
- >Ray Thomas, Faculty of Social Sciences, The Open University,
- >England
- >
- I have already had a modem.
- Is there any fee charged on the class?
- Do you have any syllabus for the course?
- Please send some refs.
-
- Byung Lee, graduate student at the University of Missouri
-