.... It also explores the effects distance learning has on students’ satisfaction and attitudes toward their education. Design/methodology/approach By using a quantitative approach, students’ attitudes toward e-learning and their access to tech-platforms, use of those platforms and satisfaction with online...

...David Starr-Glass Purpose The purpose of this reflection on practice is to consider and attempt made by the present author to re-imagine online distance learning (ODL) environments to provide a greater opportunity for learner engagement. Design/methodology/approach ODL environments were...

... that more thought and attention needs to be paid to this important subject. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Academic freedom Policy Distance learning Digital revolution Faculty governance Online classes Data Is college a business? Is tenure essential to higher education...

... in higher education in China for two reasons: providing educational opportunities for people who otherwise have no or very limited educational resources and improving the quality of education by tapping great potentials of distance learning. The first goal, providing more educational opportunities was one...

... exclusively on students who left four‐year institutions before beginning their second year.) George Otte can be contacted at: george.otte@mail.cuny.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Learning Higher education Degrees Distance learning Universities This may seem an odd...

... in untimely completion of group assignments, etc. Jonathan Gueverra can be contacted at: jgueverra@nvcc.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 E‐learning Distance learning Strategic planning United States of America The dramatic rise of online learning challenges many...

... of online education and indicates the need for special screening processes and support services. Research implications The academic success of students reflects the special demands of distance learning and qualifies the popularity of distance education as seen in rapid increases in online...

... needs of prospective students? In 1996, the President of Charter Oak sent a letter to the Presidents of all the institutions of higher education in the state proposing a meeting to discuss the creation of a Connecticut distance learning program. The meeting that resulted was attended by over...

... , p. 116) support this by stating: © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Higher education Distance learning Australia Hong Kong Risk management The study of higher education in the twenty‐first century is now firmly contextualized in the globalization of trade in goods...

... Knowledge management Internet Distance learning Learning styles The rise of the modern computer, and the concomitant wiring of the world in the mid twentieth century, may have heralded a catastrophic shift, at least one that is visible, and palpable, in a time frame that can be sensed within...

... and application of online education. The question remains, will universities actively participate and lead this market or sit on the sidelines and watch an opportunity for education slip away? Universities must act now. Distance learning Universities Learning methods Internet When student customers...

...Daniel Neal Graham Distance Learning, Virtual Universities, Online Courses, and associated developments have received a lot of attention in this publication, academic educational journals, as well as the mainstream media. Most of the overviews tend to highlight the positive features of greater...

.... © MCB UP Limited 2001 E‐learning Distance learning Corporate learning centres SCANNING THE ENVIRONMENT NextEd Offers Multiple Services for Hitting Asian Marketplace George Lorenzo Educational Pathways george@mail.edpath.com NextEd, an international education and training infrastructure...

... this will result in positive or negative outcomes. Distance learning Virtual education Internet Knowledge management On the Horizon The Strategic Planning Resource for Education Professionals November/December 2000 Volume 8, Number 6 EDITORIAL BOARD Tom Abeles, Editor Sagacity,Inc. James L. Morrison...

.... Specifically addresses the benefits and problems associated with actual (physically based) or virtual (online or some form of distance learning). universities can offer high quality, media-rich content adjusted to students learning styles and customized to their current skill sets, demand for online courses...

.... In particular it looks at the effects on the outsourcing of services within education and at distance learning. © MCB UP Limited 2000 Educational development Intellectual property Distance learning Internet HONthe ORIZON T H E S T R AT E G I C P L A N N I N G R E S O U R C E F O R E D U C AT I...

... that, at times, seem to con ict with the true spirit of the distance learning environment. For example, reauthorization did not change issues of asynchronous course offerings, class attendance, withdrawing from class, monitoring satisfactory academic progress, and disbursal of aid. There is a de nite uncertainty...

...Murray Turoff A discussion on the need for integration of distance learning into regular courses to ensure quality of education for all. Face‐to‐face students and distance learners should exist in the same communication environment, and faculty who introduce new technology in this way should...