E-Learning--A Financial and Strategic Perspective

Autor/in	Ruth, Stephen R.
Titel	E-Learning--A Financial and Strategic Perspective
Quelle	In: EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 29 (2006) 1, S.22-30 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1528-5324
Schlagwörter	Distance Education; Virtual Universities; Course Content; Adjunct Faculty; Educational Finance; Economic Factors; Program Effectiveness; Educational Strategies; Strategic Planning; Accreditation (Institutions); Educational Quality; Cost Effectiveness; Open Universities; Private Colleges; Foreign Countries; Online Courses; Computer Assisted Instruction; Educational Technology; Technology Integration; Higher Education; Teacher Attitudes; Global Approach; Educational Innovation; Arizona; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Kursprogramm; Bildungsfonds; Ökonomischer Faktor; Lehrstrategie; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Accreditation; Institution; Institutions; Akkreditierung; Staatliche Anerkennung; Institut; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse; Kosten-Nutzen-Denken; Offene Universität; Privathochschule; Ausland; Online course; Online-Kurs; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Unterrichtsmedien; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Lehrerverhalten; Globales Denken; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation
Abstract	In this article, the author discusses three distinct challenges that demand solutions if traditional universities are to successfully confront the economic realities of distance learning: (1) Many traditional universities are not willing to draw useful lessons from the more advantageous financial and IT models of for-profit or other nontraditional institutions; (2) Only about a third of e-learning at U.S. graduate schools is accredited by professional bodies, and many programs have relatively high per-class student limits; some have no limit on per-class enrollment; and (3) The production of course content by full-time university professors is not guaranteed. The author suggests that institutions can consider several options in shaping a long-term strategy for achieving acceptable financial returns from e-learning: (1) Investigate mergers and integration; (2) Establish a no-nonsense, globally oriented virtual university; (3) Limit bricks-and-mortar investment in favor of blended learning; (4) Support the deliberate proliferation of distance-learning adjunct faculty; and (5) Accept that e-learning is costly but crucial. (Contains 2 tables and 26 endnotes.) (ERIC).
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Update	2017/4/10