Scope is one of those awkward topics. What do we mean by scope?
The normally accepted mantra of the distance education community is “anywhere, any time.” Never content to allow the status to quo (because we all know “the status is NOT quo”), I’ve rephrased that to “everywhere, all the time.” This puts a drain on teachers who wind up being “on duty” 24/7 unless they’re willing to tell their students, “No, sorry, my time is more important to me than your learning is.” Of course, nobody’s online 100% of the time. Not even me. But as we consider scope, it’s important to keep in mind.
There’s a trail there to be followed, back through to 2006. Do you think things have changed?