| Communication plays an important role in
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| | their involvement in the course, build
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| the learning process. It enables the
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| | enthusiasm for their course of study and
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| sharing of information, thoughts and
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| | enhance their learning process.
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| ideas which contribute to learning.
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| | As physical separation can create a sense
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| Communication actually creates
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| | of isolation, many schools build
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| opportunities for learning to take place.
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| | communication channels to decrease this
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| Besides, it also helps in clarifying
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| | feeling the learners may experience. In
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| information, inducing enthusiasm in
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| | distance learning, the modes of
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| learning and building positive
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| | communication include electronic mail,
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| relationships among learners. Good
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| | website forums, chat rooms and internet
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| communication is essential for successful
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| | conferencing. Their availability helps to
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| learning. As there is no face-to-face
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| | increase interaction between instructor
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| interaction in distance learning courses,
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| | and student, as well as interaction among
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| communication is given a stronger
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| | students. Interaction is important in a
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| emphasis by schools providing these
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| | learning environment. It can enhance
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| courses. Many of them have established
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| | learning and promote individual growth.
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| more effective modes of communication in
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| | The communication channels also allow the
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| their distance learning programs to
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| | students to ask questions anytime about
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| compensate the lack of face-to-face
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| | the course and assignments. During the
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| interaction.
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| | course, students may not fully understand
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| In distance learning, the course content
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| | some topics and need to seek
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| can be communicated through audio tapes,
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| | clarifications with the course
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| videos, the web, or printed form. The
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| | instructor. Sometimes, even though the
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| student will be informed about the course
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| | course instructor has explained the
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| content and course directives. Most
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| | assignments in the course content,
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| importantly, the information should be
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| | students may still have questions about
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| clearly communicated to the students as
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| | them. Hence, the various communication
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| they need to know exactly what is
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| | channels are useful for these
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| expected from them. Many distance
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| | clarifications.
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| learning course developers make use of
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| | Distance online learning has expanded
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| the internet to provide up-to-date
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| | communication options used by traditional
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| information to enhance learning. Besides
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| | classroom learning. For example, some
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| course materials, course developers
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| | methods used by students in classroom
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| usually include other websites and online
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| | learning such as asking the instructor
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| journals to create more depth in
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| | questions after class lessons, telephone
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| learning. With the internet, the course
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| | communication, one-to-one or group
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| developer is able to provide online a
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| | discussions are still used in online
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| great supply of current data to support
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| | learning. In addition to these, online
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| the course materials.
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| | learning has electronic mail, mailing
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| In classroom teaching, the course
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| | lists, chat rooms, message boards and web
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| instructor is able to show enthusiasm for
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| | forums. Thus, online learning has more
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| a topic by the use of his or her tone of
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| | communication options available for the
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| voice. However, with distance learning,
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| | students and instructors to interact. As
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| the displaying of enthusiasm through the
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| | there is a variety of modes of
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| use of voice by the instructor is not
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| | communication available, students can
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| possible most of the time. In this
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| | have the freedom to select the type of
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| aspect, many schools which produce course
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| | mode they like to use.
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| content through the web, make use of
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| | From the above, we can see that although
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| graphics, videos and photographs to
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| | distance learning may lack face-to-face
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| depict various types of emotions. By
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| | interaction, many schools have
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| using these illustrations, the course
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| | established various other modes of
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| instructor can communicate his or her
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| | communication to increase interaction.
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| emotions towards various topics to the
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| | With the use of current technology,
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| students. This helps to build enthusiasm
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| | distance learning has a greater variety
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| for the course content. On the other
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| | of modes of communication than the
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| hand, students can express their emotions
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| | traditional classroom learning. Hence,
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| on the course through communication
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| | distance learning is not lacking in
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| channels such as web forums and chat
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| | communication. In fact, students in
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| rooms. Thus, they can also have the ease
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| | distance learning programs have more
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| of expressing their passion for certain
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| | communication options to select from.
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| topics. In this way, it would increase
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