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Sunday, October 07, 2001
http://ifets.ieee.org/periodical/vol_2_2001/landis.html A Comparison of Interaction in AV-based and Internet-based Distance Courses Educational Technology & Society 4 (2) 2001 - ISSN 1436-4522 Melodee Landis, Ph.D, Assistant Professor, Teacher Education, University of Nebraska at Omaha ABSTRACT At the center of the debate over the viability of distance education is whether the newer electronic technologies can offer enough interaction to maintain quality learner outcomes and critical mass. Two of the most commonly used forms of distance education are 1) two-way, fully interactive audio-video classrooms and 2) on-line instruction through the Internet or Worldwide Web. This study used qualitative methods to compare and contrast the interaction that occurred in distance learning courses offered via each medium. The research process confirmed findings that there were fundamental differences in the interaction that occurred in the two environments....
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