Dollars, Distance, and Online Education
The New Economics of College Teaching and Learning
Published on 19. October 2000
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-1-57356-395-6 (ISBN)
Description
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.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Phoenix AZ
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
767 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-57356-395-6 (9781573563956)
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Persons
MARTIN J. FINKELSTEIN is Professor of Higher Education at Seton Hall University in South Orange, N.J., where he was the founding director of the New Jersey Institute for Collegiate Teaching and Learning. CAROL FRANCES is Visiting Scholar/Professor at both the Claremont Graduate University and Seton Hall University. FRANK I. JEWETT is currently a special consultant in academic affairs in the Chancellors Office of the California State University BERNHARD W. SCHOLZ is Professor Emeritus and Senior Fellow at the New Jersey Institute for Collegiate Teaching and Learning.
Content
1 Foreword 2 Preface 3 Part 1: Mapping the Territory 4 Overview: What Do We Know about Information Technology and the Cost of Collegiate Teaching and Learning? 5 Conceptual Framework and Terminology in Higher Education 6 What Is Information Technology in Higher Education? 7 Costing Technology-Based Education: Research Studies from the UK, Canada, the European Community, and Australia 8 Part 2: A Framework for the Comparative Analysis of the Costs of Classroom Instruction vis-a-vis Distributed Instruction 9 Understanding the COSTS of Information Technology (IT) Support Services in Higher Education 10 Assessing Educational Quality Using Student Satisfaction 11 Courseware for Remedial Mathematics: A Case Study in the Benefits and Costs of the Mediated Learning System in the California State University 12 How Much Does It Cost to Put a Course Online? It All Depends 13 Costs of Ubiquitous Computing: A Case Study at Seton Hall University 14 Procedures for Calculating the Costs of Alternative Modes of Instructional Delivery 15 Part 3: Caveats and Option 16 Wide-Angle View of the Costs of Introducing New Technologies to the Instructional Program 17 From Managing Expenditures to Managing Costs: Strategic Management for Information Technology 18 Faculty Costs and Compensation in Distance Education 19 The Future of Higher Education in an Internet World: Twilight or Dawn? 20 Conclusions 21 Resources