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The Virtual University: Distance Learning Spaces for Adult Learners

The Virtual University: Distance Learning Spaces for Adult Learners

David S. Stein, Hilda R. Glazer, Constance E. Wanstreet
Copyright: © 2010 |Pages: 8
ISBN13: 9781605668284|ISBN10: 1605668281|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781616924362|EISBN13: 9781605668291
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-828-4.ch004
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Stein, David S., et al. "The Virtual University: Distance Learning Spaces for Adult Learners." Adult Learning in the Digital Age: Perspectives on Online Technologies and Outcomes, edited by Terry T. Kidd and Jared Keengwe, IGI Global, 2010, pp. 32-39. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-828-4.ch004

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Stein, D. S., Glazer, H. R., & Wanstreet, C. E. (2010). The Virtual University: Distance Learning Spaces for Adult Learners. In T. Kidd & J. Keengwe (Eds.), Adult Learning in the Digital Age: Perspectives on Online Technologies and Outcomes (pp. 32-39). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-828-4.ch004

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Stein, David S., Hilda R. Glazer, and Constance E. Wanstreet. "The Virtual University: Distance Learning Spaces for Adult Learners." In Adult Learning in the Digital Age: Perspectives on Online Technologies and Outcomes, edited by Terry T. Kidd and Jared Keengwe, 32-39. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2010. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-828-4.ch004

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Abstract

By offering self-designed, guided independent study, for-profit virtual universities began as alternatives to traditional graduate education that emphasized full-time study and ignored the life demands of adult students. However, through the process of gaining accreditation, recognition by the academy, and acceptance in the marketplace, virtual universities now more closely resemble traditional institutions. Their challenge to traditional academic practices predominately rests with the use of electronic tools for learning and the access virtual universities provide thousands of part-time learners pursuing doctoral degrees.

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