Online Education at the Service of Small Colleges and Universities

There are many colleges that are facing problemsattracting enough students to fill their classroomsand therefore are operating under financial pressure.Almost all of these colleges are hurt by the budgetcut and are considering and trying different optionsand ways to survive.Today, the trend in many for-profit educationalinstitutions is to extensively employ newtechnologies in developing and presenting courses andprograms. The Internet is capable of supporting anddelivering education to many people, including thosewho are physically disabled or cannot attendclassrooms otherwise.This book is trying to find out if offering coursesand programs on the Internet can help small collegesand universities in establishing a more securefinancial situation. Moreover, the purpose of thestudy presented in this book is to investigate theefficacy of different modalities of delivering onlinecourses or programs by a college. What types ofcourses are appropriate to be taught online and how:delivered fully online or a combination of online andon-campus?... Mehr