Economics of Distance and Online Learning

Theory, Practice and Research

William J. Bramble, Santosh Panda

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2008
• Print ISBN:
  9780415963886
• eBook ISBN:
  9781135892098
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education General

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the organizational models of distance and online learning from an international perspective and from the point of view of economic planning, costing and management decision-making. The book points to directions for the further research and development in this area, and will promote further understandin

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contributors
• Preface
• Chapter 1 Organizational and Cost Structures for Distance and Online Learning
• Chapter 2 Changing Distance Education and Changing Organizational Issues
• Chapter 3 Online Learning and the University
• Chapter 4 Virtual Schooling and Basic Education
• Chapter 5 Historical Perspectives on Distance Learning in the United States
• Chapter 6 Funding of Distance and Online Learning in the United States
• Chapter 7 Funding Distance Education: A Regional Perspective
• Chapter 8 Costs and Quality of Online Learning
• Chapter 9 Costing Virtual University Education
• Chapter 10 Cost-Benefit of Student Retention Policies and Practices
• Chapter 11 Cost-Benefit of Online Learning
• Chapter 12 Transforming Workplace Learning: The Role of Embedded Learning in Creating a Competitive Workforce
• Chapter 13 Open Basic Education: Organizational Structures, Costs, and Benefits
• Chapter 14 From Baobab to Bonsai: Revisiting Methodological Issues in the Costs and Economics of Distance Education and Distributed e-Learning
• Chapter 15 Implications for Planning and Management of Distance and Online Learning