2018
DOI: 10.17718/tojde.444604
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Are Free Internet Technologies and Services the Future of Synchronous Distance Learning?

Abstract: Distance education is not a new paradigm, but the latest ways it can be delivered certainly are. In the past couple of decades, the distance learning implementations were mostly realized using videoconferencing technologies and/or learning management systems. Recently, various Internet collaboration services have gained enormous popularity in all areas of human living, especially in distance learning, where many of them are offered free of charge. In this paper we elaborate the deployment of a synchronous dist… Show more

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“…At the same time, they opine that e-learning is an online learning environment mediated by any web-based technologies, software, programs, or apps. It is also regarded as online learning, the recently-used term, and has been gaining exponential interest from researchers since the 1980s (Hodges et al, 2020;Kotevski & Milenkoski, 2018;Moore et al, 2011). Regardless of the conflicting terms, which is not the focus of this paper, the most currently used term to describe virtual learning amid the Covid-19 pandemic is online learning, which is also used in this paper.…”
Section: Distance/online Learningmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…At the same time, they opine that e-learning is an online learning environment mediated by any web-based technologies, software, programs, or apps. It is also regarded as online learning, the recently-used term, and has been gaining exponential interest from researchers since the 1980s (Hodges et al, 2020;Kotevski & Milenkoski, 2018;Moore et al, 2011). Regardless of the conflicting terms, which is not the focus of this paper, the most currently used term to describe virtual learning amid the Covid-19 pandemic is online learning, which is also used in this paper.…”
Section: Distance/online Learningmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…They are advised to make sure that the relevant technologies and tools are working properly before the online assessment. Students should be informed of how to get technical support when they experience technical difficulties during the assessment (Kotevski and Milenkoski, 2018).…”
Section: Conducting Online Assessmentsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In closeby nations like India, technical advancements like the digitization of the bus and rail systems, online banking capabilities, Internet marketing services, e-learning initiatives, long distance contact center services, etc. have been successfully implemented (Kotevski & Milenkoski, 2018). Some of these technologies are already used in Bangladesh, and others can be executed soon.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%