Distributed education and its challenges : an overview / Diana G. Oblinger, Carole A. Barone, Brian L. Hawkins.

Author/creator Oblinger, Diana
Format Book
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : American Council on Education, ©2001.
Descriptionvii, 47 pages ; 28 cm.
Subjects

Other author/creatorBarone, Carole A., 1943-
Other author/creatorHawkins, Brian L., author.
Other author/creatorAmerican Council on Education. Center for Policy Analysis.
Other author/creatorEDUCAUSE (Association)
SeriesDistributed education: challenges, choices, and a new environment
Distributed education: challenges, choices, and a new environment. ^A504908
Contents Challenging assumptions -- Student learning -- Strategic goals -- Intended audiences -- Market size and growth of distance education -- Governance and organization -- Partnerships -- Quality -- Policies -- Barriers -- Leadership challenges -- appendix 1. Comparison of target markets among selected educational providers -- appendix 2. Guidelines for distance education -- appendix 3. Council for Higher Education Accreditation Competency Standards Project -- appendix 4. Measures of quality in Internet-based distance learning -- appendix 5. Resources for distributed learning -- appendix 6. Twelve conditions for change.
Abstract Designed to provide college and university presidents with an overview of distance education, e-learning, or distributed learning. Provides a general framework for understanding the key questions that distributed education poses to the higher education community
General note"This is the first monograph in a series of invited papers on distributed education commissioned by the American Council on Education (ACE) and EDUCASE."--P.v.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographic references (p. 45-46).

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Joyner General Stacks LC5800 .O35 2001 ✔ Available Place Hold