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Higher Education in Europe

2000 Volume 25, Number 3

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Number of articles: 6

  1. Global On-Line Learning: Hope or Hype?

    Lawrence E. Gladieux

    Developments in information technology and distance learning have combined with economic forces to fuel a global market for postsecondary education. Is online learning the answer? Visionaries and... More

    pp. 351-53

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  2. Quality Courses: Crucial Elements in Providing "State of the Art" Education via the Web

    J'Anne Ellsworth

    This case study uses two "voices," the teacher's and student's, to examine the strengths and pitfalls of presenting Web courses from a constructivist modality. The insights were gathered from two... More

    pp. 355-60

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  3. Providing Intellectual Resources through Technology to Transnational Virtual Universities: Good Practice and Lessons Learned from World-Class Examples

    Edward D. Garten

    Explores some of the issues surrounding library and information technology support for virtual learning environments through a focus on four models, each illustrated by a world-class example, that ... More

    pp. 361-71

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  4. African Higher Education and Training: Opportunities and Challenges

    G O. S. Ekhaguere

    Details several examples of distance networking initiatives in African higher education, including the African Virtual University. Describes challenges to expanded access and opportunity in... More

    pp. 373-79

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  5. The Importance of Being Flexible with Assignment Deadlines

    Mark Allan Patton

    Studied the completion records of 400 nontraditional transnational students in an open learning program at Curtin University of Technology in Perth, Australia. Found that flexibility in assignment ... More

    pp. 417-23

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  6. Language and Cultural Issues for English-as-a-Second/Foreign Language Students in Transnational Educational Settings

    Carmela Briguglio

    Discusses issues of educational support for international students in transnational education programs for whom English is a second or foreign language. Details findings from several research... More

    pp. 425-34

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