Narrative 6-3 Athabasca University Has Evolved Over Its Nearly 50-Year History. Course

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Narrative 6-3
Athabasca University has evolved over its nearly 50-year history. Course delivery has evolved along with Athabasca University-from text-based learning modules to video cassettes,partnerships with educational television,and now to an internet-enabled teaching and learning model that coexists with the text and video-based independent learning models. In 1994,Athabasca pioneered an online Executive MBA program. In addition to innovating learning models,Athabasca developed a Centre for Distance Education,which is globally known for its research into distance learning and offers graduate programs in the field.
-Refer to Narrative 6-3. Athabasca University continues to innovate its online collaborative learning model,used for the executive MBA,at the same time as it provides an individualized,self-paced learning option for other courses. What does the existence of both technologies exemplify?

• A)design substitution  
• B)modular management  
• C)design competition  
• D)hierarchical management

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