Oblinger, Diana,

Distributed education and its challenges : an overview / Diana G. Oblinger, Carole A. Barone, Brian L. Hawkins. - vii, 47 pages ; 28 cm. - Distributed education: challenges, choices, and a new environment ; 1 . - Distributed education: challenges, choices, and a new environment ; 1. .

"This first paper in the ACE/EDUCAUSE series ..."--P.v.

Challenging assumptions -- Student learning -- Strategic goals -- Intended audiences -- Market size and growth of distance education -- Governance and organization -- Partnerships -- Quality -- Policies -- Barriers -- Leadership challenges -- Comparison of target markets among selected educational providers -- Guidelines for distance education -- Council for Higher Education Accreditation Competency Standards Project -- Measures of quality in Internet-based distance learning -- Resources for distributed learning -- Twelve conditions for change. appendix 1. appendix 2. appendix 3. appendix 4. appendix 5. appendix 6.

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.


Distance education

LC5800. / O35 2001

374.4