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Article: Using the Internet for distance learning
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- New Straits Times
- Article date:
- January 15, 1998
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Zoraini Wati Abas
New Straits Times
01-15-1998
DISTANCE learning is not new. Although Universiti Sains Malaysia has
been offering distance learning for about 25 years to thousands of local
students, it was not until recently that acquiring university degrees via
distance learning caught the public's eye.
While previously distance learning relied mainly on correspondence,
printed materials, audio and video tapes and radio broadcasts, today the
Internet is being used to support most of the interactive features of learning.
The Internet facilities most often considered for distance learning
are the World Wide Web, electronic mail (e-mail) and discussion groups.
The Web has, in fact, caused ...