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Publication Date: 1987
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Why Distance Education Can Be Cheaper than Conventional Education.
Rumble, Greville
Distance Education, v8 n1 p72-94 Mar 1987
This discussion of the cost-effectiveness and cost-efficiency of media-based distance education focuses on a comparison of British Open University and conventional university costs. Expenses of instructional materials and their preparation are discussed in relation to student enrollment, and future possibilities for home-based systems are described. (LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction, Cost Effectiveness, Developed Nations, Distance Education, Educational Economics, Educational Media, Educational Trends, Efficiency, Enrollment, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Instructional Materials, Material Development, Media Research, Nontraditional Education, Tables (Data)
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Language: English
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