Higher Education in Europe
2000 Volume 25, Number 3
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 6
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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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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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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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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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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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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