Technology and Delivery: Assessing the Impact of New Media on 'Borderless' Education.

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Title: Technology and Delivery: Assessing the Impact of New Media on 'Borderless' Education.
Language: English
Authors: Cunningham, Stuart
Source: Australian Universities' Review. 1998 41(1):10-13.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 4
Publication Date: 1998
Document Type: Journal Articles
Opinion Papers
Reports - Descriptive
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Educational Trends, Foreign Countries, Global Approach, Higher Education, Information Technology, Institutional Cooperation, International Cooperation, Lifelong Learning, Privatization, School Business Relationship, Technological Advancement
Geographic Terms: Australia
ISSN: 0818-8068
Abstract: Influences on the development of international distance education are examined, focusing on the trend toward privatization of higher education and anticipated cooperation between media leaders and universities. Factors in the success of such efforts and the response of critics are considered, and the conclusions drawn by a major Australian report (the West Repot) on higher education's future are outlined. (MSE)
Entry Date: 1999
Accession Number: EJ577675
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Influences on the development of international distance education are examined, focusing on the trend toward privatization of higher education and anticipated cooperation between media leaders and universities. Factors in the success of such efforts and the response of critics are considered, and the conclusions drawn by a major Australian report (the West Repot) on higher education's future are outlined. (MSE)
ISSN:0818-8068