The Virtual Delivery and Virtual Organization of Post-secondary Education

List of contents

Dedication Acknowledgements 1. The Knowledge Age and the Organization of Postsecondary Education 2. The Integration of Virtual Delivery and Virtual Organization 3. Research Context 4. The Network for Education and Technology Services: The Utility of the University of Maine System 5. The National Technological University: The First Truly Virtual University? 6. The University of California Extension Center for Media and Indepentent Learning: The Imlpications of Online Courses for the Organization 7. The Colorado Electronic Community College: Innovator, Consortial College, and Degree Broker 8. The Pennsylvania State University World Campus: Extending the Research University and Solving an Entrepreneurial Problem 9. Cross Case Comparisons 10. How Virtual Postsecondary Educational Organizations Function Within a Knowledge Industry Environment Implications for the Knowledge Industry/Sector

Summary

How virtual post-secondary educational organizations (popularly called virtual universities) function is the central subject of this new book based on a comparative case study of five US-based institutions.

Product details

• Authors: Daniel Carchidi, Carchidi Daniel
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.03.2002
• EAN: 9780415930888
• ISBN: 978-0-415-93088-8
• No. of pages: 248
• Weight: 620 g
• Series: RoutledgeFalmer Studies in Higher Education
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Adult education; USA, United States of America, USA, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher