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Title:
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TUTORING SYSTEM AS AN EFFICIENT BLENDED LEARNING APPROACH |
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Author(s):
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Viktorija Sulčič |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8924-42-3 |
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Editors:
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Miguel Baptista Nunes and Maggie McPherson (series editors: Piet Kommers, Pedro Isaías and Nian-Shing Chen) |
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Year:
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2007 |
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Edition:
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V I, 2 |
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Keywords:
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E-learning, blended learning, cost-efficiency, tutoring system. |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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51 |
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Last Page:
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58 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Existing researches show that the development of multimedia online course demands huge staff efforts and results in no
significant difference in study outcomes. Besides, the dropout rates in online courses are usually higher than in traditional
education. At our faculty several researches were made to ascertain the most efficient way of e-learning in a smaller
educational environment, in which the number of students is smaller than in environments where existing e-learning
researches were made.
In this paper the results from our researches related to e-learning costs are presented. We found out that even if the
number of students is not as high that as in existing researches, introducing e-learning can be cost-efficient and that
students can also gain more knowledge in e-learning courses. At the first stage of the introduction of information and
communication technology (ICT) in education the institution needs to invest some time and money in quality tutor
training. The tutors role, normally played by an asistent, has in fact proved to be one of the factors of efficient e-learning
found in our research. After the tutors training, the courses can be developed and performed with lower costs and have
significant impact on study outcomes. |
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