... be contacted at: s.l.c.bosley@warwick.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Learning Workplace learning Distance learning Computer based learning E‐learning With notable exceptions (Bennett and Marsh, 2002 ; Stephenson, 2003 ; Macpherson et al., 2005), research...

...). Dina Lewis can be contacted at: d.lewis@hull.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Distance learning Computer based learning Employee development Quality of life E‐learning The past decade has been marked by the development of a proliferation of e‐learning programmes...

.../approach Open and distance learning (ODL) has been developing in Europe, due to new tools in information technology but the way in which it is carried out varies from country to country. Up until now, the focus has usually been to study technical standards although it is now more beneficial to carry out...

... by various stakeholders who work within a distance learning environment. Impediments to teaching and learning at a distance can be: situational; epistemological; philosophical; psychological; pedagogical; technical; social; and/or cultural (e.g. Espinoza et al., 1996; Kaye and Rumble, 1991; Lewis...

... is supported by a local network of people, led by the creators of the teleQACE program. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Medical professions Networks Distance learning Internet Australia However, many professionals and clinicians find it difficult to participate in meaningful discussions...

... as well as internal processing problems and management inefficiencies (Andrewartha et al., 1996; Horchner et al., 1998) the potential for maintaining market share is reduced. © MCB UP Limited 2001 Decision making Distance learning Internet Cost of Quality Organizational...

.... Distance learning World Wide Web Human resource development The current fierce global competition among companies worldwide has obliged them to rethink all their productive processes, in order to guarantee greater competitiveness, effectiveness and quality, while keeping overall costs in check...