September 10, 1999

U.S. Distance Learning and the Open University

To the Editor:

Richard Lewis's allegation, quoted in your story, that U.S. colleges and universities have "not been very good at" distance learning is, of course, ludicrous ("Distance Learning at the Open University," July 23). Granted, no institution has done as well as the Open University in a certain kind of distance learning: centralized, fixed-curriculum, print-based, tutor-supported outreach with a long lead time. But most distance learning in the United

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