Dollars, distance, and online education : the new economics of college teaching and learning / edited by Martin J. Finkelstein ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Finkelstein, Martin J., 1949-

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Series:

American Council on Higher Education/Oryx Press series on higher education.

American Council on Higher Education/Oryx Press series on higher education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--Effect of technological innovations on--United States.

Education, Higher.

Education, Higher--Effect of technological innovations on.

Universities and colleges.

United States.

Universities and colleges--United States--Data processing.

Information technology--United States--Finance.

Information technology.

Physical Description:

xvii, 373 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Phoenix, Az. : Oryx Press, 2000.

Summary:

Instructional technology and distance learning have changed the meaning of attending college. Today's students can now learn through various forms of electronic communications media, including radio, television, the computer, and the Internet. But are the costs outweighing the benefits? This new addition to the Series on Higher Education, analyzes and assesses the costs of information technology for teaching and learning in higher education. Containing 15 essays that identify the positive and negative cost implications of information technology, this timely and detailed resource also explores how the increased use of information technology is transforming higher education, the different ways it can be used to teach different kinds of students, and the impact this increased spending has on college budgets.

Contents:

Part 1 Mapping the Territory 1

Chapter 1 Overview: What Do We Know about Information Technology and the Cost of Collegiate Teaching and Learning? / Martin J. Finkelstein, Bernhard W. Scholz 3

Chapter 2 Conceptual Framework and Terminology / Frank Jewett 35

Chapter 3 What Is Information Technology in Higher Education? / Kenneth C. Green 48

Chapter 4 Costing Technology-Based Education: Research Studies from the UK, Canada, the European Community, and Australia / Heather Eggins 63

Part 2 Analytical Frameworks and Empirical Findings 83

Chapter 5 A Framework for the Comparative Analysis of the Costs of Classroom Instruction vis-a-vis Distributed Instruction / Frank Jewett 85

Chapter 6 Understanding the COSTS of Information Technology (IT) Support Services in Higher Education / Karen Leach, David Smallen 123

Chapter 7 Assessing Educational Quality Using Student Satisfaction / James Caplan 140

Chapter 8 Courseware for Remedial Mathematics: A Case Study in the Benefits and Costs of the Mediated Learning System in the California State University / Frank Jewett 152

Chapter 9 How Much Does It Cost to Put a Course Online? It All Depends / Judith V. Boettcher 172

Chapter 10 Costs of Ubiquitous Computing: A Case Study at Seton Hall University / Stephen G. Landry 199

Chapter 11 Procedures for Calculating the Costs of Alternative Modes of Instructional Delivery / Dennis Jones, Frank Jewett 213

Part 3 Caveats and Options 239

Chapter 12 Wide-Angle View of the Costs of Introducing New Technologies to the Instructional Program / Richard Pumerantz, Carol Frances 241

Chapter 13 From Managing Expenditures to Managing Costs: Strategic Management for Information Technology / George Kaludis, Glen Stine 256

Chapter 14 Faculty Costs and Compensation in Distance Education / Christine Maitland, Rachel Hendrikson, Leroy Dubeck 269

Chapter 15 The Future of Higher Education in an Internet World: Twilight or Dawn? / Edward D. Goldberg, David M. Seldin 296.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

1573563951

OCLC:

43953881