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This chapter has three objectives: Firstly, to discuss the pedagogical context for the current uses of technologically enhanced distance learning; secondly, to describe the four main dimensions along which distance learning operates; and thirdly, to describe the steps toward a unified concept of distance learning.
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Strongman, L. (2013). Towards a Unified Concept of Distance Learning. In: Besley, T., Peters, M.A. (eds) Re-imagining the Creative University for the 21st Century. Creative Education Book Series. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-458-1_5
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