Digital Diplomas. Eyal Press & Jennifer Washburn.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2002Article 3Institutions. Publisher: Mother Jones, 2001ISSN: 1522-3256;.Subject(s): Distance education | Education -- Forecasting | Education -- Higher | Educational evaluation | Internet -- Educational use | Postsecondary education | Universities and colleges -- EvaluationDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Last March [2000], Arthur Levine, the president of Columbia University's Teachers College, predicted in a NEW YORK TIMES op-ed article that information technology may soon make the traditional brick-and-mortar university obsolete. With schools facing growing pressure to reduce costs and with students increasingly demanding the convenience and flexibility associated with 'a utility company, supermarket, or bank,' Levine pointed to online education--the delivery of courses, even full-fledged degrees, via the Internet--as a natural solution." (MOTHER JONES) This article examines the implications of online education and maintains that "while most educators support using technology to broaden educational opportunities, a growing number fear that commercial rather than pedagogical considerations are driving the distance-learning trend."
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Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002.
Originally Published: Digital Diplomas, Jan./Feb. 2001; pp. 34+.
"Last March [2000], Arthur Levine, the president of Columbia University's Teachers College, predicted in a NEW YORK TIMES op-ed article that information technology may soon make the traditional brick-and-mortar university obsolete. With schools facing growing pressure to reduce costs and with students increasingly demanding the convenience and flexibility associated with 'a utility company, supermarket, or bank,' Levine pointed to online education--the delivery of courses, even full-fledged degrees, via the Internet--as a natural solution." (MOTHER JONES) This article examines the implications of online education and maintains that "while most educators support using technology to broaden educational opportunities, a growing number fear that commercial rather than pedagogical considerations are driving the distance-learning trend."
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