Extending Online and Blended Learning to Corporations in the New York Metropolitan Region

Autor/in	Ubell, Robert
Titel	Extending Online and Blended Learning to Corporations in the New York Metropolitan Region
Quelle	In: Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 11 (2007) 1, S.21-27 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1939-5256
Schlagwörter	Corporations; Professional Development; Virtual Universities; Online Courses; Blended Learning; Distance Education; Electronic Learning; Asynchronous Communication; Web Based Instruction; Professional Continuing Education; Management Development; Urban Education; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Unternehmen; Online course; Online-Kurs; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Web Based Training; Berufsfeldbezogener Unterricht; Weiterbildung; Stadtteilbezogenes Lernen
Abstract	This article describes WebCampus.Stevens, the online graduate education and corporate training unit of Stevens Institute of Technology, which delivers one of the largest and most effective asynchronous learning network (ALN) and blended programs of any college or university in the New York metropolitan region. Under a newly awarded Sloan Foundation grant, the school is extending its engineering and management programs to area corporations, supporting local telecommunications, pharmaceutical/life sciences, media, finance, and other key industries. Stevens provides local employees of Fortune 500 and other companies access to high-quality online advanced technical and managerial skills, preparing them for success in global competition. (Contains 4 tables and 2 maps.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Sloan Consortium. P.O. Box 1238, Newburyport, MA 01950. e-mail: publisher@sloanconsortium.org; Web site: http://sloanconsortium.org/publications/jaln_main
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10