Instructional technology and distance learning have changed the meaning of attending college. Today's students can now learn through various forms of electronic communications media, including radio, television, the computer, and the Internet. But are the costs outweighing the benefits? This new addition to the Series on Higher Education, analyzes and assesses the costs of information technology for teaching and learning in higher education. Containing 15 essays that identify the positive and negative cost implications of information technology, this timely and detailed resource also explores how the increased use of information technology is transforming higher education, the different ways it can be used to teach different kinds of students, and the impact this increased spending has on college budgets.
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With the cost of college rising faster than the rate of inflation, how can institutes of higher learning make information technology (IT) a priority, when online education drives up the cost? This collection of essays attempts to answer this and similar questions by providing information on what is already known about adding IT to higher education and what should be considered in the future. IT is defined here as "nonprint electronic communications that includes radio, television, and the digital computer and the Internet." And while IT certainly needs to be a part of college instructionDit, indeed, already isDthe extent of its use is often determined by a college's ability to fund it. These essays raise important issues relating to copyright and fair use policies, faculty competence and cooperation, student performance and satisfaction, and hidden costs. But the average lay reader may find the writing too technical and hard to plow through. Most suitable for academic libraries.DTerry Christner, Hutchinson P.L., KS
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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How can institutes of higher learning make information technology (IT) a priority, when online education drives up the cost? These essays raise important issues relating to copyright and fair use policies, faculty competence and cooperation, student performance and satisfaction, and hidden costs. (Library Journal )
Dollars, Distance, and Online Education is an extremely important work. Its overall breadth and the depth of each contribution make it the definitive text on the 'new economics of higher education.' In fact, one could easily see it serving as the core text in a special-topics graduate seminar on technology costs in higher education finance. This collection will be of interest to university and college workers who want to know what administrators are being told about the financial costs and benefits of online education. This book is an important resource, and campus administrators will find a wealth of useful details to help them manage their immediate technology crises and incorporate technology into their primary planning process throughout campus. Budget analysts, whether on campus, in systems or working for elected officials will find the detailed case studies, cost equations, planning and accounting methodologies to be helpful. Campus academic officers also need this handbook. (Economics Of Education Review )
Dollars, Distance, and Online Education is an extremely important work. Its overall breadth and the depth of each contribution make it the definitive text on the 'new economics of higher education.' In fact, one could easily see it serving as the core text in a special-topics graduate seminar on technology costs in higher education finance. This collection will be of interest to university and college workers who want to know what administrators are being told about the financial costs and benefits of online education. This book is an important resource, and campus administrators will find a wealth of useful details to help them manage their immediate technology crises and incorporate technology into their primary planning process throughout campus. Budget analysts, whether on campus, in systems or working for elected officials will find the detailed case studies, cost equations, planning and accounting methodologies to be helpful. Campus academic officers also need this handbook. (Economics Of Education Review )
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Leaders in higher education should stand up and applaud the efforts of these authors. This is an accurate appraisal of the IT landscape in higher education. Few have ever touched upon this 800 pound gorilla of a subject. These authors have challenged the misperceptions held by many about the real costs of technology. It's about time.
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Higher education in the United States and indeed around the world is in the midst of an expansion that is being driven by demographics and the demands of a knowledge-based global economy. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
average section size, ubiquitous computing programs, bundled model, distributed instruction, networked learning, section enrollment, collegiate teaching, key cost factors, strategic technology plan, instructional integration, classroom sections, classroom technology, online effort, faculty labor, percent passing, remote campus, distributed technology, campus infrastructure, mediated instruction, classroom mode, faculty cost, classroom version, conventional economic model, remedial mathematics, costing methodology Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Seton Hall, New York, Open University, Sheffield Hallam, United States, Frank Jewett, Kogan Page, Mobile Computing Program, Course Description Web, World Wide Web, California State University, Greville Rumble, Carol Frances, New Jersey, Educom Review, Elementary Average, Managing Technological Change, Intermediate Average, National Education Association, San Francisco, University of British Columbia, Department of Education, Open Learning, World War, Richard Pumerantz New!
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Higher education in the United States and indeed around the world is in the midst of an expansion that is being driven by demographics and the demands of a knowledge-based global economy. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
average section size, ubiquitous computing programs, bundled model, distributed instruction, networked learning, section enrollment, collegiate teaching, key cost factors, strategic technology plan, instructional integration, classroom sections, classroom technology, online effort, faculty labor, percent passing, remote campus, distributed technology, campus infrastructure, mediated instruction, classroom mode, faculty cost, classroom version, conventional economic model, remedial mathematics, costing methodology Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Seton Hall, New York, Open University, Sheffield Hallam, United States, Frank Jewett, Kogan Page, Mobile Computing Program, Course Description Web, World Wide Web, California State University, Greville Rumble, Carol Frances, New Jersey, Educom Review, Elementary Average, Managing Technological Change, Intermediate Average, National Education Association, San Francisco, University of British Columbia, Department of Education, Open Learning, World War, Richard Pumerantz New!
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- The Costs and Economics of Open and Distance Learning (The Open and Flexible Learning Series) by Greville Rumble on 11 pages
- Managing Technological Change by Anthony W. Bates on 6 pages
- Higher Education (Jupiter Novel) by Charles Sheffield on 5 pages
- on page 30, page 34, and page 74
- Dancing with the Devil: Information Technology and the New Competition in Higher Education (Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series) by Richard N. Katz on page 29, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Distance Learning for Higher Education: An Annotated Bibliography by Marjorie Fusco on page 36, and page 60
- Technology, e-learning and Distance Education (Routledge Studies in Distance Education) by A.W. (Tony) Bates in Back Matter
- Teaching Faculty How to Use Technology: Best Practices from Leading Institutions (Oryx Frontiers of Science Series) by Rhonda M. Epper in Front Matter
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