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work_m5ydbvtwbjhpxa2v65dpowhfau	Barrie Jones	Distance education at university level: opportunities and pitfalls	2006	4	.pdf	application/pdf	1612	161	62	Distance education at university level: opportunities and pitfalls This paper presents an overview of distance education at university level and some the student is remote from a "bricks and mortar" institution, a university in this case; Distance-learning students can study part-time, enabling them to In this paper I shall discuss what is involved in going beyond "bricks and mortar" institutions, namely the prerequisites for students, the importance of high-quality materials (electronic and printed) suitable for the distance learner, the importance of student pacing and student support, continuous assessment of students, examinations and feedback developing local staff skills in distance education, and specific learning materials/course High-quality materials, suitable for distance learning are essential. material made available over the Internet by some universities. . The orbits of the planets are described by Kepler's laws. terse answer "3.5 years" is not enough for distance-learning students. Plagiarism is a particular challenge for the assessment of distance-learning assignments.	./cache/work_m5ydbvtwbjhpxa2v65dpowhfau.pdf	./txt/work_m5ydbvtwbjhpxa2v65dpowhfau.txt