The Benefits & Drawbacks of Transnational Higher Education: Myths and Realities

Autor/inn/en	Wilkins, Stephen; Juusola, Katariina
Titel	The Benefits & Drawbacks of Transnational Higher Education: Myths and Realities
Quelle	In: Australian Universities' Review, 60 (2018) 2, S.68-76 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0818-8068
Schlagwörter	International Education; Higher Education; Foreign Policy; Power Structure; Campuses; International Cooperation; Distance Education; Online Courses; Educational Quality; Quality Assurance; Competition; Student Attitudes; Educational Benefits; Misconceptions; Educational Experience + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Internationale Erziehung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Außenpolitik; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Online course; Online-Kurs; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Qualitätssicherung; Wettkampf; Schülerverhalten; Bildungsertrag; Missverständnis; Bildungserfahrung
Abstract	The purpose of this article is to analyse some of the key ongoing debates in transnational higher education (TNHE). First, we discuss a selection of the claimed benefits and drawbacks of TNHE for home and host country stakeholders (students, governments and institutions), and then we suggest alternative realities, for which there appears to be evidence in practice. It is concluded that (1) recent TNHE developments on the provision side act as a counterforce to the spread of neo-colonialism; (2) international branch campus development continues but there is evidence that the forms, motives, and markets of these initiatives are changing; (3) distance/online/MOOC programs do not pose a threat to the sustainability of other forms of TNHE; (4) the majority of TNHE programs are of acceptable quality due to high levels of competition in international higher education markets and increased regulatory demands from quality assurance agencies; and (5) these forces also contribute to students generally being satisfied with their TNHE study experience. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01