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Regular versus online versus blended: a qualitative description of the advantages of the...

By Byrne, Roxanne; Tang, Michael
Publication: International Journal on E-Learning
Date: Sunday, April 1 2007

The first part of this article discusses the advantages of offering courses online or in a blended format from an instructor's and manager's perspective. These advantages include: (a) improved distance support of faculty in the delivery of courses; (b) effective delivery of tutoring for students; (c) increased facility in the sharing of digital course materials and learning objects; (d) greater sharing of faculty workload; (e) effective development of virtual learning communities; (f) increased facility in student assessment and feedback; and (g) more effective program management

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