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White Paper: Higher education and e-learning
For nearly 1,000 years, the university has been an enduring force
in society. It has weathered major religious, political and social
revolutions, adapting slowly but surely to changing circumstances.
But is it adapting too slowly, and perhaps not surely enough, to
the challenges that face it in this new millenium?
Chief among these challenges is an extraordinary growth in demand.
Global demand for HE in 2003 is 70 million globally. This will rise
to 160 million in 2025, with growth especially strong in Asia. It
is difficult, if not impossible, to see how a requirement on this
scale can be met with the traditional face-to-face model of teaching
alone.
In this new white paper, Donald Clark discusses how e-learning
can help HE meet these challenges, reviews some research into initiatives
that have already taken place and looks towards the future.
White Paper: Higher education and e-learning
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Summary of contents:
- Problems of the past
- Teaching and research
- People, place and parchments
- Reformation and print
- Social revolution
- Digital reformation
- Picture of the present
- Increasing demand
- Models for change
- Is it cost-effective?
- Are we seeing better learning?
- Can dropout rates be reduced?
- Facing the future
- Markets in higher education
- Private sector involvement
- UK
- Meta-universities
- Branding
- Conclusion
- References
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