Mega-Universities and Knowledge Media

ISBN-13: 9780749426347 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 232 str.

Open University) John (Vice Chancellor Daniel; Open University) John (Vice Chancellor Daniel

Opis

The mega-universities base their success on distance education. Many campus universities are now adopting distance education for some of their activities. Sir John Daniel discusses the changing role of distance education within the wider enterprise of education and training and how to gain a competitive advantage. Technology plays a major role in contributing to the changes and the delivery of distance learning and the central question of the book is how the knowledge media can contribute to the renewal of universities, particularly through further development of distance education.

A discussion of how the knowledge media can contribute to the renewal of universities, particularly through the development of distance education. It looks at universities which have risen to the challenges of cost and accessibility using technology.

Spis treści

University renewal for a new millennium; challenges on campus; the mega-universities; the essentials of distance education; universities and competitive advantage; making technology attractive; the knowledge media; implementing a technology strategy.

O autorze

John Daniel