Module 2: Assignment 1 Discussion Question:
Element of Distance Education Diffusion
According to George Siemens (2009), there are four major reasons why Distance Education is becoming more popular in today's business, education, and government.
In this week video, George Siemens (2009) point out the following major reasons:
- The Enormous growth of online communication
- The Rising growth of innovative tools
- The Improving of online trust
- The Ability to have access to quality education without discrimination
According to George Siemens (2009) emphasizes, Corporations benefits Distance Education because it allows collaboration among business sites globally.
Distance Education major impact are the following:
- New communication programs and peripherals
- The rising growth of multimedia games and simulations
- The growing population amongst experts
Consequently:
George Siemens (2009) explains the three elements of distance education that are creating more effective learning experiences and giving distance education an identity of its own distance from face -to-face courses.
George Siemens (2009)states the following elements:
- Global diversity
- Communication
- Collaborative interaction
To examine the growing acceptance of distance Element of Distance Education which George Siemens (2009) discusses in the video, and explain the following:
1 - Do you agree with George Siemens choices?
2 - Then select one of these three elements for your reflecting,
and respond to the following:
a) How has this element evolves?
b) What online tools are available today to facilitate
interactions among learners?
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Friday, October 2, 2009
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Your comment, "growing population amongst experts" brings to mind some interesting thoughts about how lucky we are to be able to tune in to the world experts in just about any field. Through the internet, all we have to do is do a search to find out the best and most up-to-date information. This, of course, was not always the case. We had to depend on the media to bring these expert opinions to us through a newspaper, radio, or television. Now, we can find out for ourselves.
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