Educational value of e-learning in conventional and complementary computing education

A longitudinal study of adult learners seeking alternatives to conventional higher education was carried out with an online university as the major case study. Flexible design and testing of a polysynchronous telelearning framework by the author, examined the educational value of participant interaction and curriculum change. Such a framework provided a social-constructivist platform for dialogue and enabled each participant to use such interaction for deep learning exchanges and rapid learner-centred curriculum change.

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