Use of Distance Education by Religions of the World to Train, Edify, and Educate Adherents

Islamic, Hindu, Buddhist, Baha'i, Jewish, and Christian organizations are all experimenting with distance education for various reasons and to different extents, due to religious, economic, and political factors. Religious institutions worldwide are not only turning to the World Wide Web (WWW)...

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Autores principales:	P. Clint Rogers, Scott L. Howell
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Athabasca University Press 2004
Materias:	Special aspects of education LC8-6691
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/9071b0a767974f01874eca9b61d0cca5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:9071b0a767974f01874eca9b61d0cca52021-12-02T16:59:51ZUse of Distance Education by Religions of the World to Train, Edify, and Educate Adherents10.19173/irrodl.v5i3.2071492-3831https://doaj.org/article/9071b0a767974f01874eca9b61d0cca52004-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/207https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831Islamic, Hindu, Buddhist, Baha'i, Jewish, and Christian organizations are all experimenting with distance education for various reasons and to different extents, due to religious, economic, and political factors. Religious institutions worldwide are not only turning to the World Wide Web (WWW) to place information concerning religious beliefs and provide virtual services for their constituents but are also getting more involved in formally educating their members at a distance. This paper will document some of these educational efforts and the reasons behind the expanding use of distance education by several of the major religious institutions for training, edifying, and educating their religious adherents. Keywords: distance education; distance learning; religion; religious education and training; religious institutions; theologyP. Clint RogersScott L. HowellAthabasca University PressarticleSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 5, Iss 3 (2004)
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description	Islamic, Hindu, Buddhist, Baha'i, Jewish, and Christian organizations are all experimenting with distance education for various reasons and to different extents, due to religious, economic, and political factors. Religious institutions worldwide are not only turning to the World Wide Web (WWW) to place information concerning religious beliefs and provide virtual services for their constituents but are also getting more involved in formally educating their members at a distance. This paper will document some of these educational efforts and the reasons behind the expanding use of distance education by several of the major religious institutions for training, edifying, and educating their religious adherents. Keywords: distance education; distance learning; religion; religious education and training; religious institutions; theology
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Use of Distance Education by Religions of the World to Train, Edify, and Educate Adherents

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