Technology has advanced at lightening speed in the late 20th century, web-based distance education is one of those advances. With the use of the computer a student can "attend" a virtual classroom. Unfortunately while our children are up on all the latest advances, the older adults are, commonly, not. As if the basic technology were not hard enough, most distance education involves multiple technologies and methodologies in the virtual classroom (Phillips et al., 2010). While the enrollment of distance education continues to increase, it is the complexity of technology that keeps many older adults from continuing their education.
Phillips, B., Shaw, R., Sullivan, D., Johnson, C. (2010). Using virtual environments to enhance nursing distance education. Creative Nursing 16(3).
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