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Rumble, Greville – 1982
This 10-section report on the activities of the Open University of the United Kingdom as an innovative institution with a concern for democratization of higher education begins with a discussion of the criteria for an innovative organization. The origins of the University and the intentions of its early planners are then discussed, followed by a…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Adoption (Ideas), Cost Effectiveness, Educational Innovation
Schweiger, Helmut – 1994
This report discusses forces that are shaping alternative approaches to the delivery of postsecondary education, particularly distance education and open learning. One of these forces is the ever-changing composition of the student body, whose demands are increasing and whose needs are becoming more disparate because of a more and more…
Descriptors: Consumer Protection, Cost Effectiveness, Credentials, Distance Education