From Distance Education to e Learning

Abstract

The questions addressed in this paper stem from the paradigm shift which engendered ‘life long’ learning. Distance Educationmodels and e Learning practice share the philosophical framework of Open Learning. The design imperatives of e Learning havebeen shaped by ICT. The divergence as a design imperative is of relative significance. The principle of ‘theory neutrality’ indesigning reusable learning objects is questionable from the viewpoint of instructional efficacy. The paper argues that scope andsequence are significant factors in the process of designing learning objects. They determine the bonding characteristics of theobjects and thus dictate the manner of their reusability.