Managing time, workload and costs in distance education: findings from a literature review of Distances et Médiations des Savoirs (formerly Distances et Savoirs)

Abstract

The purpose of this review, spanning over 12 years of publication of Distances et Médiations des Savoirs (DMS), formerly Distance et Savoirs (DMS) (2003–2014), is guided by the question why and how French-speaking researchers addressed the issues of time, workload and costs in distance learning, and how this was affected by the increasing influence of information and communication technologies.

Keywords:

• distance education
• French speaking research
• time
• workload

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.