Week 1 Blog
Personal definition of distance learning prior to this course My personal definition of distance learning entails all learning using printed or electronic media where a learner is being taught in a different location from their instructor. It can occur synchronously, asynchronously, or hybrid via digital communication applications or conventional mail as in correspondence courses. It requires a lot of discipline as the learning is often self-directed and autonomous, and learners practice time management to fulfill their course obligations, meet assignment deadlines and achieve course objectives. An explanation of what I have learned in Week One and how this new knowledge has changed your definition of distance learning. Globalization and the ubiquitous use of technology have brought about an evolution and expansion in the definition of distance education, and its uses. Among the many terms referring to online distance learning are a virtual school, open learning, and online...