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Download full textPower, Michael; Gould-Morven, Anthony – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2011
Although online learning (OL) is becoming widely accessible and is often viewed as cutting-edge, the actual number of regular faculty participating in this form of teaching remains small. Moreover, OL, despite its growing recognition, is often associated with high rates of student dissatisfaction and isolation, withdrawal, and attrition.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Online Courses
Direct linkSmith, Samuel H.; Smith, Samuel H.; Samors, Robert; Mayadas, A. Frank – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2008
Within our nation's public universities, online courses and programs have been increasing in number. This increase has led to the establishment of a National Commission on Online Learning through a collaborative effort between the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges. This commission…
Descriptors: College Presidents, College Administration, Public Colleges, Administrator Attitudes
Skinner, Richard A. – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2008
Globalization is enabling transnational provision of post-secondary education. The leadership of higher education needs to attend to issues of quality and accreditation. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Online Courses, Global Approach, College Administration
SchWeber, Claudine – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2008
An increasing number of students in the United States are involved in online education, according to research by the Sloan Foundation. By fall 2004, approximately 2.6 million students were estimated to be enrolled in at least one online course, an average growth rate of 24.8% from 2003-04; this figure represents a 5% increase over the 2002-03…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Distance Education, Educational Policy, Educational Trends
Stevenson, Kenneth R. – National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities, 2010
What does the future hold for educators and facilities professionals when it comes to planning, building, funding, and operating school facilities? No one can absolutely know beforehand. However, there are many, many indicators of where public education in the United States may well be destined. These indicators take the form of already occurring…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities, School Size, Educational Change, Public Education
Poley, Janet K. – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2008
For minority serving institutions, policies that support learners call for decisions about equity, quality, cost, impact on national economic performance and international global relationships.
Descriptors: Minority Groups, Equal Education, Higher Education, Access to Education
Kobayashi, Victor – Educational Perspectives, 2002
Higher education is undergoing radical shifts that are part of the larger wave of changes taking place in the society. The transformation affects all sectors of higher education, especially distance learning and how it relates to the University's regular offerings. In this article, the author begins with clarifying the terms commonly associated…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Distance Education, Definitions, Models
