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Online learning comes up whenever the issue of improving teaching and learning is mentioned in our current educational institutions. Based on multimedia programs and networked computers, it seems very promising. But as holds true of education anywhere and at any time, no simple blueprint is available to transform educational institutions and the organization of learning processes. So it is legitimate to ask how online learning must be superior to traditional learning and what we should strive actually to achieve. Five panelists (authors2–6) were asked by the panel organizer (author1) to present their perspectives to an audience who participated in a lively discussion. This paper is based on statements prepared after the event. Illustrating the range of ideas and experiences that comprise the current state of online learning, this collection also adds an international perspective.
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Beuschel, W., Bork, A., Hughes, C., McMahon, T.G., Serdiukov, P., Stacey, E. (2000). Better Learning Online?. In: Franklin, S.D., Strenski, E. (eds) Building University Electronic Educational Environments. IFIP — The International Federation for Information Processing, vol 38. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35502-3_17
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