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According to the latest sector-wide research, some 95% of Higher Education institutions in the UK have some form of learning system, actively supporting and delivering educational programmes for tens of thousands of students (UCISA 2005). These systems are typically delivered via the medium of the World Wide Web, a socially interactive communications channel which has become ubiquitous in areas as diverse as commerce, entertainment and education, exacerbated by growing computer literacy, improved internet connectivity and ownership of computer devices: The widespread availability and popularity of the Internet has made it possible for people to communicate unlike any other time in history.
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Catherall, P. (2011). Learning Systems in Post-Statutory Education. In: Rikowski, R. (eds) Digitisation Perspectives. Educational Futures Rethinking Theory and Practice, vol 46. SensePublishers. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-299-3_7
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