Responding to the Library Needs of Distance Learners

John Daniel
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One of the current trends in higher education is the rapid growth of distance education. Until recently distance learners could not access the rich documentary resources available to campus students, a factor thought to undermine the quality of distance education. However, the Internet has changed that. The paper examines how distance teaching universities make library resources available and how their students use them. There will be a particular focus on the challenge of serving distance learners in developing countries since that is where much of the growth of distance education will be.

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distance education | Open Education Resources | UK Open University
https://doi.org/10.3359/oz0904133

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