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Over the past few decades, distance learning as a training method has grown considerably. while distance learning has had different forms such as correspondence course, interactive television – the advent of technology – has enabled teaching institutions and individuals to engage in distance learning, notably online learning, as evidenced in the growth of online degrees. The education delivered through web-enabled technology has been an attractive aspect of obtaining education for adult learners who are full-time employees and/or have other commitments such as family obligations or engage in frequent travel. Given the asynchronous and flexible nature of learning it is of paramount importance to institutions and individuals to identify individual differences relating to the learning that may help or hamper their learning process.
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Hudson, T., Ramamoorthy, N. (2009). Self-Directed Learning Readiness, Individualism–Collectivism and Adult Student Learning in Online Environment: Development and Test of a Causal Model. In: Daly, P., Gijbels, D. (eds) Real Learning Opportunities at Business School and Beyond. Advances in Business Education and Training, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2973-7_5
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