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Curriculum Design Quality Assurance of Distance Education in Saudi Electronic University

A Case Study

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Over the last decade, considerable progress has been made in the development of distance education across the world. Historically, distance learning began in the 19th century, when Sir Isaac Pittman, a professor from England, began teaching shorthand by correspondence, where he would send the contents and exercises to students via the new Penny Post system and the students would in turn submit the assignments by mail as well, which the professor would then grade and return (Moore & Kearsley, 2005).

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    Tariq Elyas

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Elyas, T., Al-Garni, A. (2015). Curriculum Design Quality Assurance of Distance Education in Saudi Electronic University. In: Hamdan, A.K. (eds) Teaching and Learning in Saudi Arabia. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-205-9_8

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