Module 7: Applications, Techniques, & Issues in Distance Education

Which of the following are key sections of the DMCA that affect distance learning?

Expanding existing exemptions for making copies of computer programs under certain conditions Mandating studies to examine distance education in a networked world Updating rules and procedures for archival preservations

True or False: Distance education is a change in pedagogy where one customizes the learning environment to the learning styles of the learners using technology; the learners may be taking distance, hybrid (combination of online and face to face), or on-site courses.

False

True or False: The Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) is a federal law that requires colleges and universities to give students access to their educational records.

False, The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

_________ based course management systems (CMSs) refer to systems that others host on the internet and learners access over the internet using their browse.

Cloud

Which of the following are other names for course delivery systems?

Course management system Learning management system

True or False: Open-source software refers to software code that one is "free" to use and alter to match existing needs.

True

Distributive or distributed __________ is a change in pedagogy where one customizes the learning environment to the learning styles of the learners using technology; the learners may be taking distance, hybrid (combination of online and face to face), or on-site courses.

education

Follett

leading operator of college bookstores and a major distributor of textbooks.

All learners studying at a distance should have the same access to tutoring services as _________ campus learners.

on-

Vital source

provides eTextbook and digital learning tools.

Chegg

provides students with the ability to rent textbooks as well as buy new and used textbooks at a reduced cost.

True or False: Distance education is instruction and planned learning in which the teacher and the learner are separated by location, and possibly teaching and learning occurs asynchronously or at different times.

true